Postnatal growth patterns and growth faltering in preterm infants
II Department of Neonatology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
Doctoral School, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
Community Health Sciences, O’Brien Institute for Public Health, Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Pediatr Pol 2026; 101 (3)
Data publikacji online: 2026/07/01
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