Journal of Pediatric Health Care
Volume 22, Issue 2 , Pages 83-93 , March 2008

Growth Trajectories of Preterm Infants: Birth to 12 Years

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 This work was supported by National Institute of Health grant Nos. NICHD 191985, NINR 530110, NINR 530205, and NINR 530209.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2007.02.008

Journal of Pediatric Health Care
Volume 22, Issue 2 , Pages 83-93 , March 2008

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