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Original Research

Pharmacoeconomic impact of use of the probiotic Lactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938 for prevention of necrotizing enterocolitis in extremely low-birth-weight infants

Mary Ann VT Dimaguila1 Women’s Hospital of Greensboro, Cone Health, Greensboro, NC, USA;2 Piedmont Neonatology, Greensboro, NC, USA
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Peter Gal1 Women’s Hospital of Greensboro, Cone Health, Greensboro, NC, USA;3 Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA;4 Greensboro Area Health Education Center, Greensboro, NC, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Tiffany Wilson1 Women’s Hospital of Greensboro, Cone Health, Greensboro, NC, USA
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John E Wimmer Jr1 Women’s Hospital of Greensboro, Cone Health, Greensboro, NC, USA;2 Piedmont Neonatology, Greensboro, NC, USA
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McCrae Smith1 Women’s Hospital of Greensboro, Cone Health, Greensboro, NC, USA;2 Piedmont Neonatology, Greensboro, NC, USA
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Rita Q Carlos1 Women’s Hospital of Greensboro, Cone Health, Greensboro, NC, USA;2 Piedmont Neonatology, Greensboro, NC, USA
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Christie C Davanzo1 Women’s Hospital of Greensboro, Cone Health, Greensboro, NC, USA;2 Piedmont Neonatology, Greensboro, NC, USA
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J Laurence Ransom1 Women’s Hospital of Greensboro, Cone Health, Greensboro, NC, USA;2 Piedmont Neonatology, Greensboro, NC, USA
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Pages 21-25 | Published online: 03 Apr 2013

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