Very low birth weight infants as a model to study genetic influences on neonatal weight gain

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 113-116

  Spiegler, Juliane ^a   Kattner, Evelyn ^b   Vochem, Matthias ^b   Küster, Helmuth ^c   Möller, Jens ^d   Müller, Dirk ^e   Kribs, Angela ^f   Segerer, Hugo ^g   Wieg, Christian ^h   Nikischin, Werner ⁱ   Wense, Axel Von Der ^j   Gebauer, Corinna ^k   Herting, Egbert ^a   Göpel, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

^b Kinderklinik auf der Bult   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^d Childrens Hospital Saarbrucken   (Germany)

^e Children's Hospital   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^g Kinderklinik St Hedwig   (Germany)

^h Children''s Hospital Aschaffenburg   (Germany)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^j Altonaer Kinderkrankenhaus   (Germany)

^k UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEIPZIG   (Germany)

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Author keywords

Preterm infant; Twin study; Weight gain

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; GENE CONTROL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; POSTNATAL GROWTH; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; WEIGHT GAIN;

GERMANY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 37549061454     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mpg.0000304466.45541.f2     Document Type: Article

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