Enteral nutrition of the very low birth weight (VLBW) infant

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 174-182

  Chan, Daisy K L ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Human milk fortifier; Minimal enteral feeding; Necrotising enterocolitis; Preterm

Indexed keywords

ENTERIC FEEDING; HUMAN; INFANT NUTRITION; NEWBORN; REVIEW; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

ENTERAL NUTRITION; HUMANS; INFANT NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

EID: 0035288107     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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