Upper arm anthropometry is not a valid predictor of regional body composition in preterm infants

Neonatology

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 74-79

  Pereira Da Silva, L ^a,b   Abecasis, F ^c   Virella, D ^a   Videira Amaral, J M ^b  

^a HOSPITAL DONA ESTEFÂNIA   (Portugal)

^b NOVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Portugal)

^c Magnetic Resonance Diagnostic Center   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Body composition; Magnetic resonance imaging; Preterm infant; Upper arm anthropometry

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; APPROPRIATE FOR GESTATIONAL AGE INFANT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY WEIGHT; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UPPER ARM ANTHROPOMETRY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARM; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 51349086717     PISSN: 16617800     EISSN: 16617819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000151758     Document Type: Article

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