Seminars in Perinatology
Volume 31, Issue 2 , Pages 89-95 , April 2007

Post-Discharge Nutrition: What Does the Evidence Support?

  • Frank R. Greer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Frank R. Greer, MD, Wisconsin Perinatal Center, Meriter Hospital, 202 S Park Street, Madison, WI 53715.

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doi: 10.1053/j.semperi.2007.02.003

Seminars in Perinatology
Volume 31, Issue 2 , Pages 89-95 , April 2007

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