1729 A Foster Carers Training Package for home Treatment of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS): Facilitating Early Discharge
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Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS; Neonatal Withdrawal) — Pathophysiology and Treatment
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0003-9888,1468-2044
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2012-302724.1729