The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 156, Issue 5 , Pages 755-760 , May 2010

Risk Factors for Short- and Long-Term Morbidity in Children with Esophageal Atresia

  • Julie Castilloux, MD
    • ,
  • Angela J. Noble, MD
    • ,
  • Christophe Faure, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Dr Christophe Faure, Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Hôpital Sainte-Justine, 3175 Côte Sainte-Catherine, Montréal, Québec, Canada H3T 1C5.

Received 6 May 2009 ,Revised 4 September 2009 ,Accepted 11 November 2009.

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 The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

PII: S0022-3476(09)01147-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.11.038

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 156, Issue 5 , Pages 755-760 , May 2010

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