Abdominal ultrasonography in preterm necrotizing enterocolitis. Is it superior to plain radiography?
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عنوان ژورنال: The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0378-603X
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrnm.2012.06.001