Interneonatal intensive care unit variation in growth rates and feeding practices in healthy moderately premature infants

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 478-485

  Blackwell, Mary T ^a,i   Eichenwald, Eric C ^c,d   McAlmon, Karen ^d,e   Petit, Kevin ^b   Linton, Patricia Thomson ^f   McCormick, Marie C ^d,g,h   Richardson, Douglas K ^d,g,h  

^a LOWELL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e Winchester Hospital   (United States)

^f MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^g BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

ⁱ NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRTH WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CALORIE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GROWTH CURVE; GROWTH RATE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT FEEDING; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RECORD; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; POPULATION RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREMATURITY; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ENERGY INTAKE; FEEDING METHODS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 22144439011     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7211302     Document Type: Review

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