Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews
Volume 7, Issue 3 , Pages 161-168 , September 2007

Breastfed Low-Birth-Weight Premature Infants: A Description of Nutritional Intake in the First 6 Months of Life

  • Ksenia Zukowsky, PhD, CRNP, RNC

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondences to Ksenia Zukowsky, PhD, CRNP, RNC, Jefferson School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

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doi: 10.1053/j.nainr.2007.06.009

Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews
Volume 7, Issue 3 , Pages 161-168 , September 2007

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