Early severe weight loss in newborns after discharge from regular nurseries

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 654-657

  Tjora, E ^a,b   Karlsen, L C ^a   Moster, D ^a,b   Markestad, T ^a,b  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Human milk feeding; Hypernatraemic dehydration; Newborn infant; Readmission; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEHYDRATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; NEONATAL WEIGHT LOSS; NEWBORN; NORWAY; NURSERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

BREAST FEEDING; COHORT STUDIES; DEHYDRATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NORWAY; NURSERIES, HOSPITAL; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 77950202553     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2010.01692.x     Document Type: Article

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