The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 147, Issue 4 , Pages 457-461 , October 2005

Amino Acid Administration to Premature Infants Directly After Birth

Received 14 February 2005 ,Revised 3 May 2005 ,Accepted 31 May 2005.

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 Drs te Braake and van den Akker contributed equally to this paper.

PII: S0022-3476(05)00469-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2005.05.038

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 147, Issue 4 , Pages 457-461 , October 2005

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