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Complications of parenteral nutrition via an umbilical vein catheter

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Abbreviations

NA:

neonatal ascites

UVC:

umbilical vein catheter

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  1. Department of Paediatrics, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, P.O. Box 3354, 11211, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    A. R. Rejjal, M. O. Galal, H. M. Nazer, A. A. Karim & Y. Abu Osba

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Rejjal, A.R., Galal, M.O., Nazer, H.M. et al. Complications of parenteral nutrition via an umbilical vein catheter. Eur J Pediatr 152, 624 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01954100

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