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Flow-chart of the study. Children born in Chieti from January 1, 2006 to December 31, 2007 were 2,625. In the same period, infants born ≤32 weeks of gestational age and alive at discharge were 77 (2.9%). Of these 77 children, 55 accepted to be enrolled in the study; 22 refused or were untraceable.
