Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews
Volume 7, Issue 2 , Pages 72-75 , June 2007

Oral Feeding and the Late Preterm Infant

  • Susan M. Ludwig, OTR/L

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondences to Susan M. Ludwig, OTR/L, The University Hospital, 234 Goodman St., ML 0741, Cincinnati, OH 45219-2316.

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PII: S1527-3369(07)00046-3

doi: 10.1053/j.nainr.2007.05.005

Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews
Volume 7, Issue 2 , Pages 72-75 , June 2007

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