Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews
Volume 8, Issue 3 , Pages 144-152 , September 2008

Evidence-Based Care for the Infant With Necrotizing Enterocolitis

  • Sharyn Gibbins, RN, NNP, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Sharyn Gibbins, RN, PhD, 76 Grenville Street, room 456, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 1B2. Tel.: +1 416 323 7716.
    • ,
  • Patricia Maddalena, RN, MHSc
    • ,
  • Lisa Golec, RRT, BSc, MHSM, MHSc

      Affiliations

    • Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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doi: 10.1053/j.nainr.2008.06.009

Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews
Volume 8, Issue 3 , Pages 144-152 , September 2008

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