Lung agenesis in a preterm infant: Lung function test findings in the first 2 years of life
Corresponding Author
Stefano Nobile PhD
Neonatal Unit, Department of Mother, Child and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
Correspondence Stefano Nobile, PhD, Neonatal Unit, Department of Mother, Child and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Largo F. Vito 1, Rome, Italy.
Email: [email protected]
Contribution: Conceptualization, Investigation, Writing - original draft, Methodology, Writing - review & editing, Formal analysis, Data curation
Search for more papers by this authorPaola Catalano MD
Neonatal Unit, Department of Mother, Child and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
Contribution: Investigation, Methodology, Data curation, Writing - original draft
Search for more papers by this authorAlessandro Perri MD
Neonatal Unit, Department of Mother, Child and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
Contribution: Writing - original draft, Data curation
Search for more papers by this authorAlessandra Lio MD
Neonatal Unit, Department of Mother, Child and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
Contribution: Writing - original draft, Data curation
Search for more papers by this authorLuigi Natale PhD
Thoracic and Cardiovascular Radiology, Department of Radiology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
Contribution: Writing - original draft, Data curation
Search for more papers by this authorMaria G. Brizi MD
Thoracic and Cardiovascular Radiology, Department of Radiology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
Contribution: Writing - original draft, Data curation
Search for more papers by this authorFrancesca Riitano MD
Neonatal Unit, Department of Mother, Child and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
Contribution: Investigation
Search for more papers by this authorFrancesca Baldo MD
Neonatal Unit, Department of Mother, Child and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
Contribution: Investigation
Search for more papers by this authorChiara Di Sipio Morgia MD
Neonatal Unit, Department of Mother, Child and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
Contribution: Writing - original draft
Search for more papers by this authorGiovanni Vento PhD
Neonatal Unit, Department of Mother, Child and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
Contribution: Supervision, Writing - original draft
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Stefano Nobile PhD
Neonatal Unit, Department of Mother, Child and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
Correspondence Stefano Nobile, PhD, Neonatal Unit, Department of Mother, Child and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Largo F. Vito 1, Rome, Italy.
Email: [email protected]
Contribution: Conceptualization, Investigation, Writing - original draft, Methodology, Writing - review & editing, Formal analysis, Data curation
Search for more papers by this authorPaola Catalano MD
Neonatal Unit, Department of Mother, Child and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
Contribution: Investigation, Methodology, Data curation, Writing - original draft
Search for more papers by this authorAlessandro Perri MD
Neonatal Unit, Department of Mother, Child and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
Contribution: Writing - original draft, Data curation
Search for more papers by this authorAlessandra Lio MD
Neonatal Unit, Department of Mother, Child and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
Contribution: Writing - original draft, Data curation
Search for more papers by this authorLuigi Natale PhD
Thoracic and Cardiovascular Radiology, Department of Radiology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
Contribution: Writing - original draft, Data curation
Search for more papers by this authorMaria G. Brizi MD
Thoracic and Cardiovascular Radiology, Department of Radiology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
Contribution: Writing - original draft, Data curation
Search for more papers by this authorFrancesca Riitano MD
Neonatal Unit, Department of Mother, Child and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
Contribution: Investigation
Search for more papers by this authorFrancesca Baldo MD
Neonatal Unit, Department of Mother, Child and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
Contribution: Investigation
Search for more papers by this authorChiara Di Sipio Morgia MD
Neonatal Unit, Department of Mother, Child and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
Contribution: Writing - original draft
Search for more papers by this authorGiovanni Vento PhD
Neonatal Unit, Department of Mother, Child and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
Contribution: Supervision, Writing - original draft
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DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT
The data that support the findings of this study are available on request from the corresponding author. The data are not publicly available due to privacy or ethical restrictions.
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