Dehydration and hypernatremia in breast-fed term healthy neonates

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 39-41

  Bhat, Swarna Rekha ^a   Lewis, Patricia ^a   David, Angela ^a   Liza, Sr Maria ^a  

^a ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Dehydration; Hypernatremia; Neonates

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEHYDRATION; HUMAN; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; HYPERNATREMIA; INCIDENCE; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; WEATHER; WEIGHT REDUCTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INDIA; NEWBORN JAUNDICE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASON; STATISTICS;

BREAST FEEDING; DEHYDRATION; HUMANS; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA, NEONATAL; HYPERNATREMIA; INCIDENCE; INDIA; INFANT, NEWBORN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 33745942130     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02758258     Document Type: Article

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