The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 151, Issue 5 , Pages 445-446 , November 2007

Morbidity and Mortality in Late-Preterm Infants: More than Just Transient Tachypnea!

  • Lucky Jain, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Lucky Jain, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, Executive Vice Chairman, Emory University School of Medicine, 2015 Uppergate Drive, Atlanta, GA 30322.

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PII: S0022-3476(07)00605-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2007.06.035

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 151, Issue 5 , Pages 445-446 , November 2007

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