Use of infrared thermographic calorimetry to determine energy expenditure in preterm infants

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 969-977

  Adams, Alexandra K ^b   Nelson, Ralph A ^a   Bell, Edward F ^b   Egoavil, Cesar A ^b  

^a Carle Foundation   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Energy expenditure; Energy requirement; Heat loss; Indirect calorimetry; Infant nutrition; Infrared thermographic calorimetry; Metabolism; Neonatal nutrition; Neonatology; Premature infants; Preterm infants

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; CALORIMETRY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; HEAT LOSS; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; INFRARED PHOTOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; NEONATOLOGY; PREMATURITY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0034122780     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/71.4.969     Document Type: Article

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