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Original Article

Cluster of late preterm and term neonates with necrotizing enterocolitis symptomatology: descriptive and case–control study

Emmanouela SdonaDepartment of Neonatology, Aretaieion Hospital, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece, Correspondence[email protected]
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Dimitrios PapamichailDepartment of Child Health, National School of Public Health, Athens, Greece, and
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Takis PanagiotopoulosDepartment of Child Health, National School of Public Health, Athens, Greece, and
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Pagona LagiouDepartment of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece
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Ariadne Malamitsi-PuchnerDepartment of Neonatology, Aretaieion Hospital, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece,
Pages 3329-3334 | Received 31 Aug 2015, Accepted 24 Nov 2015, Published online: 23 Dec 2015

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