Assessment of postneonatal growth in VLBW infants: Selection of growth references and age adjustment for prematurity

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 109-114

  Wang, Zhiqiang ^a   Sauve, Reg S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY GROWTH; CANADA; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; POSTNATAL GROWTH; PREMATURITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REFERENCE VALUE; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

EID: 0031893147     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03404400     Document Type: Article

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