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Probiotic Use in Preterm Neonates: A Review and Bibliometric Analysis

By: Y. Yordanov  
Open Access
|Oct 2022

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amb-2022-0032 | Journal eISSN: 2719-5384 | Journal ISSN: 0324-1750
Language: English
Page range: 58 - 67
Submitted on: Jul 1, 2022
Accepted on: Sep 16, 2022
Published on: Oct 26, 2022
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