GESTATIONAL AGE AT DISCHARGE FOR VERY LOW BIRTH WIEGHT INFANTS (VLBW): MATURATIONAL NORMS, MEDICAL RISKS, INTER-NICU VARIATION. • 1171
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Research
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0031-3998,1530-0447
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-199704001-01190