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. 2004 Aug 11;17(4):219–288. doi: 10.1016/0045-9380(87)90031-4

Neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis: Pathogenesis, classification, and spectrum of illness

RM Kliegman 1, MC Walsh 1
PMCID: PMC7130819  PMID: 3556038

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