Seminars in Perinatology
Volume 31, Issue 2 , Pages 56-60 , April 2007

Evidence Supporting Early Nutritional Support with Parenteral Amino Acid Infusion

  • Scott C. Denne, MD
    • ,
  • Brenda B. Poindexter, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Brenda B. Poindexter, MD, MS, Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Section of Neonatal–Perinatal Medicine, 699 West Drive RR 208, Indianapolis, IN 46202-5119.

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PII: S0146-0005(07)00027-4

doi: 10.1053/j.semperi.2007.02.005

Seminars in Perinatology
Volume 31, Issue 2 , Pages 56-60 , April 2007

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