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The contributions of red blood cell transfusion and severe anemia in necrotizing enterocolitis: causes or confounders?

Manuscript Citation: Patel, et al. “Association of red blood cell transfusion, anemia, and necrotizing enterocolitis in very low-birth-weight infants”. JAMA 2016; 315: 889–897.

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Flannery, D., Foglia, E. The contributions of red blood cell transfusion and severe anemia in necrotizing enterocolitis: causes or confounders?. J Perinatol 37, 626–628 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/jp.2017.32

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