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“A cat burglar”: an unusual reason for growth failure despite nocturnal nasogastric feedings in a uremic child

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, University of California-Davis Medical Center, 4301 X Street, 95817, Sacramento, CA, USA

    Russell W. Chesney, Raymond Adelman, Israel Zelikovic, Gerre Rhodes, Ramona Maughan & Peggy Papathakis

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Chesney, R.W., Adelman, R., Zelikovic, I. et al. “A cat burglar”: an unusual reason for growth failure despite nocturnal nasogastric feedings in a uremic child. Pediatr Nephrol 2, 373–374 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00858695

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