The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 154, Issue 5 , Pages 656-661.e2 , May 2009

Epidemiology of Necrotizing Enterocolitis Temporal Clustering in Two Neonatology Practices

  • Jareen Meinzen-Derr, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
    • Division of Neonatology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Jareen Meinzen-Derr, PhD, 3333 Burnet Avenue, MLC 5041, Center for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039
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  • Ardythe L. Morrow, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
    • Division of Neonatology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
    • ,
  • Richard W. Hornung, DrPH

      Affiliations

    • Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
    • Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
    • ,
  • Edward F. Donovan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Neonatology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
    • ,
  • Kim N. Dietrich, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
    • ,
  • Paul A. Succop, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH

Received 4 June 2008 ,Revised 6 October 2008 ,Accepted 3 November 2008.

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 Supported in part by The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (Cooperative Multi-Center Neonatal Research Network, 5 U10 HD027853 and program project grant HD13021). The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

PII: S0022-3476(08)00966-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.11.002

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 154, Issue 5 , Pages 656-661.e2 , May 2009

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