Patent ductus arteriosus in preterm infants: do we have the right answers?

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Published in Biomed Res Int on December 23, 2013

Authors

Hesham Abdel-Hady1, Nehad Nasef1, Abd Elazeez Shabaan1, Islam Nour1

Author Affiliations

1: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Mansoura University Children's Hospital, Gomhoria Street, Mansoura 35516, Egypt.

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