Preterm infants born at less than 31 weeks' gestation have improved growth in cycled light compared with continuous near darkness

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 140, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 192-199

  Brandon, Debra H ^a,b   Holditch Davis, Diane ^a,b   Belyea, Michael ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COVARIANCE; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTNATAL GROWTH; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0036185676     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mpd.2002.121932     Document Type: Article

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