Lack of effect of L-carnitine supplementation on weight gain in very preterm infants

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 470-477

  Pande, Sumati ^a   Brion, Luc P ^a   Campbell, Deborah E ^a   Gayle, Yvonne ^a   Esteban Cruciani, Nora V ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID DERIVATIVE; CARNITINE; GLUCOSE; INTRALIPID; LIPID; MULTIVITAMIN; PLACEBO; TROPHAMINE;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BIRTH WEIGHT; CALCULATION; CALORIC INTAKE; CARNITINE DEFICIENCY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INBORN ERROR OF METABOLISM; INFANT; INFANT FEEDING; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PARALLEL DESIGN; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PREMATURITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAMPLE SIZE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT GAIN;

CARNITINE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 22144499567     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7211334     Document Type: Article

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