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Review Article| Volume 49, ISSUE 4, P955-964, December 2022

Review of Necrotizing Enterocolitis and Spontaneous Intestinal Perforation Clinical Presentation, Treatment, and Outcomes

Published:October 09, 2022DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clp.2022.07.005

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