A review of necrotising enterocolitis in very low birth weight babies in a tertiary hospital in Johannesburg
Introduction: Necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) is the most common gastrointestinal complication in pre-mature infants. There are risk factors and modifying factors that have been identified and studied over the years, but not many studies have been conducted in middle-income countries. Aims and Objec...
Main Authors: | Sandra Motsisim, Daynia Elizabeth Ballot |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2023-01-01
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Series: | African Journal of Paediatric Surgery |
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Online Access: | http://www.afrjpaedsurg.org/article.asp?issn=0189-6725;year=2023;volume=20;issue=1;spage=59;epage=66;aulast=Motsisim |
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