Feeding intolerance in very-low-birthweight infants: What is it and what can we do about it?

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics, Supplement

Volumn 94, Issue 449, 2005, Pages 93-99

  Neu, Josef ^a,c   Zhang, Liyan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Fujian Province Neonatal Emergency Center   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Feeding intolerance; Minimal enteral nutrition; Very low birth weight infants

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIGESTION; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEEDING DISORDER; FEEDING INTOLERANCE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; INFANT FEEDING; INFANT NUTRITION; INTESTINE MOTILITY; MORBIDITY; NEWBORN; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH EMPTYING; SWALLOWING; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; DYSPHAGIA; GASTRIC DYSMOTILITY; IMMATURITY; INFANT; INTESTINAL DYSMOTILITY; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; NUTRITIONAL INTOLERANCE; SUCKING; SURVIVAL;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; ENTERAL NUTRITION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GASTRIC EMPTYING; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PARENTERAL NUTRITION, TOTAL;

EID: 27244444733     PISSN: 08035326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035320510043628     Document Type: Conference Paper

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