Slow versus fast enteral feed advancements in very low birth weight infants: A randomized controlled trial

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 435-441

  Salhotra, A ^a   Ramji, S ^a  

^a MAULANA AZAD MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Enteral feeding; Low birth weight; NNEC

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; APGAR SCORE; APNEA; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL INTOLERANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

APNEA; ENTERAL NUTRITION; ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 2542467630     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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