Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 44, Issue 1 , Pages 112-117 , January 2009

Analysis of outcome in 298 extremely low-birth-weight infants with patent ductus arteriosus

  • Frederick Alexander

      Affiliations

    • Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ 07601, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 201 996 2921; fax: +1 201 996 2992.
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  • Louisa Chiu

      Affiliations

    • Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
    • ,
  • Matthew Kroh

      Affiliations

    • Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
    • ,
  • Jeffrey Hammel

      Affiliations

    • Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
    • ,
  • John Moore

      Affiliations

    • Metro Health Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, OH 44109, USA

Received 30 September 2008 ,Accepted 7 October 2008.

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 Presented at the 39th annual meeting of the American Pediatric Surgical Association, Phoenix, AZ, May 27-June 31, 2008.

PII: S0022-3468(08)00873-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2008.10.019

Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 44, Issue 1 , Pages 112-117 , January 2009

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