International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
Volume 74, Issue 4 , Pages 393-397 , April 2010

Iatrogenic perinatal pharyngoesophageal injury: A disease of prematurity

  • Theodore A. Schuman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 7209 Medical Center East, South Tower, 1215 21st Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37232, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +615 322 6180; fax: +615 343 9556.
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  • Britni Jacobs

      Affiliations

    • Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 215 Light Hall, Nashville, TN 37232, United States
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  • William Walsh

      Affiliations

    • Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt University, 2200 Children's Way, Nashville, TN 37232, United States
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  • Steven L. Goudy

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 7209 Medical Center East, South Tower, 1215 21st Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37232, United States

Received 20 October 2009 ,Accepted 15 January 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2010.01.011

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
Volume 74, Issue 4 , Pages 393-397 , April 2010

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