The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 149, Issue 5, Supplement , Pages S80-S88 , November 2006

Nutritional needs of premature infants: Current Issues

Presented as part of a symposium recognizing the 25th anniversary of the Bristol-Myers Squibb Freedom to Discover Nutrition Grants Program held June 7-8, 2005 at the University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH.

  • Jacques Rigo, MD, PhD
    • ,
  • Jacques Senterre, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Jacques Rigo, MD, PhD, Pediatrics and Neonatal Department - University of Liège, CHR Citadelle, Boulevard du 12e de ligne 1, 4000 Liège, Belgium.

Received 14 April 2006 ,Accepted 1 June 2006.

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 Supported in part by a Bristol-Myers Squibb/Mead Johnson unrestricted grant and by a grant from the Léon Frédéricq foundation of the University of Liège.

PII: S0022-3476(06)00617-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2006.06.057

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 149, Issue 5, Supplement , Pages S80-S88 , November 2006

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