Seminars in Perinatology
Volume 30, Issue 2 , Pages 77-80 , April 2006

Gastrointestinal Maturation and Feeding

  • Josef Neu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Josef Neu, MD, University of Florida, Department of Pediatrics, 1600 S.W. Archer Road, Gainesville, Florida, 32610.

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doi: 10.1053/j.semperi.2006.02.007

Seminars in Perinatology
Volume 30, Issue 2 , Pages 77-80 , April 2006

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