Equations to support predictive automated postnatal growth curves for premature infants

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 354-358

  Riddle, W R ^a   DonLevy, S C ^a   Qi, X F ^a   Giuse, D A ^a   Rosenbloom, S T ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Electronic health records; Growth charts; Neonates; Preterm infants

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GESTATIONAL AGE; GROWTH CURVE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; INFANT; POSTNATAL GROWTH; PREDICTION; PREMATURITY; PUBLICATION;

ANTHROPOMETRY; AUTOMATION; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; STATISTICS;

EID: 33744520669     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7211511     Document Type: Article

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