The development of an accurate test weighing technique for preterm and high-risk hospitalized infants

Breastfeeding Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 151-156

  Haase, Barbara ^a   Barreira, Jeanne ^a   Murphy, Pamela K ^a   Mueller, Martina ^a   Rhodes, Jean ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BOTTLE FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HIGH RISK INFANT; HUMAN; INFANT; NOSE FEEDING; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; STANDARD; WEIGHT GAIN;

BODY WEIGHT; DRINKING; ENERGY INTAKE; ENTERAL NUTRITION; HUMANS; INFANT CARE; INFANT FORMULA; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 70349224036     PISSN: 15568253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/bfm.2008.0125     Document Type: Article

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