Time of passage of first stool in newborns in a tertiary health facility in Southern Nigeria
Introduction: The first stool passed by the newborn, the meconium, is different from the ordinary stool both in its nature and its implication. Delayed or non-passage of the meconium may represent a number of clinical conditions. In this study, we sought to identify what should be considered delayed...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2013-01-01
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| Series: | Nigerian Journal of Surgery |
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| Online Access: | http://www.nigerianjsurg.com/article.asp?issn=1117-6806;year=2013;volume=19;issue=1;spage=20;epage=22;aulast=Okoro |