The measurement of neonates

Hormone Research in Paediatrics

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 2-10

  Wales, Jerry K H ^a   Carney, Sally ^a   Gibson, Alan T ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Extrauterine growth retardation; Head circumference; Knemometry; Length; Neonates; Prematurity; Skinfold thickness; Weight

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY GROWTH; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; GROWTH RETARDATION; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; LEG LENGTH; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; TRAINING; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CEPHALOMETRY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; LUNG DISEASES; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

EID: 0030940347     PISSN: 16632818     EISSN: 16632826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000191253     Document Type: Article

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