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The kidney of late preterm infants

Authors: Vassilios Fanos, Clara Gerosa, Claudia Fanni, Cristina Loddo, Melania Puddu, Giovanni Ottonello, Gavino Faa

Published in: Italian Journal of Pediatrics | Special Issue 2/2014

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The risk of morbidity in late preterm neonates varies greatly depending on gestational age: it is 1 out of 2 at 34 weeks, 1 out of 4 at 35 weeks and 1 out of 10 at 36 weeks. Very little is known about the renal pathology of these infants. …

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Title: The kidney of late preterm infants
Authors: Vassilios Fanos
Clara Gerosa
Claudia Fanni
Cristina Loddo
Melania Puddu
Giovanni Ottonello
Gavino Faa
Publication date: 01-12-2014
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Italian Journal of Pediatrics / Issue Special Issue 2/2014
Electronic ISSN: 1824-7288
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1824-7288-40-S2-A14

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