Early amino-acid administration improves preterm infant weight

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 428-432

  Valentine, C J ^a   Fernandez, S ^a   Rogers, L K ^a   Gulati, P ^a   Hayes, J ^a   Lore, P ^a   Puthoff, T ^a   Dumm, M ^a   Jones, A ^a   Collins, K ^a   Curtiss, J ^a   Hutson, K ^a   Clark, K ^a   Welty, S E ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; GLUCOSE; TROPHAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EARLY INTERVENTION; FETUS WEIGHT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; POSTNATAL GROWTH; PREMATURITY; PROTEIN INTAKE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WEIGHT GAIN;

AMINO ACIDS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 67349123666     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2009.51     Document Type: Article

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