Reducing the incidence of neonatal hypernatraemic dehydration

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 93, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 811-

  Leven, Louise V A ^a   Macdonald, P D ^a  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SODIUM;

BIRTH WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; DEHYDRATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; HYPERNATREMIA; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT FEEDING; LETTER; NEONATAL HYPERNATREMIC DEHYDRATION; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL;

ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; DEHYDRATION; HUMANS; HYPERNATREMIA; INFANT; INFANT CARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 51449098613     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2008.143370     Document Type: Letter

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