More on Necrotizing Enterocolitis: Pigbel in Papua New Guinea

More on Necrotizing Enterocolitis: Pigbel in Papua New Guinea

To the Editor: The review of necrotizing enterocolitis by Kliegman and Fanaroff (April 26 issue) 1 made reference to pigbel: necrotizing enteritis in Papua New Guinea. Could I clarify several points about this disease? Pigbel has been recognized as a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the Pap...

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Veröffentlicht in:The New England journal of medicine 1984-10, Vol.311 (17), p.1126-1127
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