Pediatrics & Neonatology
Volume 51, Issue 1 , Pages 7-13 , February 2010

Lung Maturation: The Survival Miracle of Very Low Birth Weight Infants

  • Alan H. Jobe

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Division of Pulmonary Biology, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039, USA

Received 7 August 2009 ,Revised 10 August 2009 ,Accepted 28 August 2009.

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PII: S1875-9572(10)60003-4

doi: 10.1016/S1875-9572(10)60003-4

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