Body composition of children aged 1 to 12 years with biliary atresia or Alagille syndrome

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 146-150

  Arvay, Jessica L ^a   Zemel, Babette S ^a   Gallagher, Paul R ^a   Rovner, Alisha J ^a   Mulberg, Andrew E ^a   Stallings, Virgina A ^a   Haber, Barbara A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biliary atresia Alagille syndrome; Body composition; Growth; Nutritional status

Indexed keywords

ALAGILLE SYNDROME; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE MASS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; STUNTING SYNDROME;

ALAGILLE SYNDROME; ANTHROPOMETRY; BILIARY ATRESIA; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GROWTH; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE;

EID: 13944279258     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005176-200502000-00012     Document Type: Article

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