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Research Article

Superior mesenteric artery Doppler is poor at predicting feed intolerance and NEC in preterm small for gestational age neonates

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Pages 1855-1859 | Received 02 Sep 2012, Accepted 19 Apr 2013, Published online: 29 May 2013

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