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Review Article| Volume 49, ISSUE 2, P503-520, June 2022

Evidence-Based Approaches to Successful Oral Feeding in Infants with Feeding Difficulties

  • Kathryn A. Hasenstab
    Affiliations
    Innovative Infant Feeding Disorders Research Program, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, 700 Children's Drive, Columbus, OH 43205, USA

    Center for Perinatal Research, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, 575 Children's Crossroads, Columbus, OH 43215, USA
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  • Sudarshan R. Jadcherla
    Correspondence
    Corresponding author. 575 Children’s Crossroads, Columbus, OH 43215.
    Affiliations
    Innovative Infant Feeding Disorders Research Program, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, 700 Children's Drive, Columbus, OH 43205, USA

    Center for Perinatal Research, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, 575 Children's Crossroads, Columbus, OH 43215, USA

    Division of Neonatology, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, 700 Children’s Drive, Columbus, OH 43205, USA

    Division Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, 700 Children’s Drive, Columbus, OH 43205, USA

    Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, 370 W 9th Ave, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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