American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 54, Issue 5 , Pages 850-858 , November 2009

Growth Restriction at Birth and Kidney Function During Childhood

  • Maria Basioti, MD

      Affiliations

    • Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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  • Vasileios Giapros, MD

      Affiliations

    • Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Vasileios Giapros, MD, University Hospital of Ioannina, PO Box 1186, Ioannina 451 10, Greece
    • ,
  • Angeliki Kostoula, MD

      Affiliations

    • Microbiology Department, University Hospital of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
    • ,
  • Vasileios Cholevas, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Research Laboratory of Child Health Department, University Hospital of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
    • ,
  • Styliani Andronikou, MD

      Affiliations

    • Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece

Received 18 December 2008 ,Accepted 14 May 2009.

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 Originally published online as doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2009.05.017 on July 24, 2009.

PII: S0272-6386(09)00862-2

doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2009.05.017

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 54, Issue 5 , Pages 850-858 , November 2009

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