Birth weight categorization according to gestational age does not reflect percentage body fat in term and preterm newborns

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 166, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 161-167

  Schmelzle, Hansjörg Rudolf ^a   Quang, Dung Nguyen ^a   Fusch, Gerhard ^a   Fusch, Christoph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Body composition; Body fat; Dual energy X ray absorptiometry; Neonates; Ponderal index; Weight length ratio

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DELIVERY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; TERM BIRTH;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ADIPOSE TISSUE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 33845883296     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-006-0209-x     Document Type: Article

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