Blood urea nitrogen concentration as a marker of amino-acid intolerance in neonates with birthweight less than 1250 g

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 130-133

  Ridout, Erick ^a   Melara, Diane ^a   Rottinghaus, Sarah ^a   Thureen, Patti J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID;

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN PERIOD; NUTRITIONAL INTOLERANCE; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PREMATURITY; PROTEIN INTAKE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

AMINO ACIDS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD UREA NITROGEN; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 14044272225     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7211215     Document Type: Article

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