BREAST-FEEDING IMPROVES PHYSIOLOGIC STATES OF EXTREMELY-LOW-BIRTH-WEIGHT(ELBW) INFANTS (≤800 gms). † 598
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Research
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0031-3998,1530-0447
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-199604001-00619