Effect of parenteral glutamine supplementation in premature infants

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 140-144

  Li, Zheng Hong ^a   Wang, Dan Hua ^a   Dong, Mei ^a  

^a PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Glutamine; Parenteral nutrition; Premature infant

Indexed keywords

ALANYLGLUTAMINE; ALBUMIN; GLUTAMINE;

ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHI SQUARE TEST; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; NUTRITIONAL TOLERANCE; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PREMATURITY; SEPSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; CROSS INFECTION; GROWTH; NEWBORN;

BLOOD UREA NITROGEN; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CROSS INFECTION; GLUTAMINE; GROWTH; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; PARENTERAL NUTRITION;

EID: 33947544127     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00029330-200701020-00013     Document Type: Article

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