Renal function and volume of infants born with a very low birth-weight: A preliminary cross-sectional study

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 99, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1192-1198

  Zaffanello, M ^a   Brugnara, M ^a   Bruno, C ^a   Franchi, B ^a   Talamini, G ^a   Guidi, G ^a   Cataldi, L ^b   Biban, P ^c   Mella, R ^a   Fanos, V ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c Major City Hospital   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Infants; Low birth weight; Prematurity; Renal function; Renal volume

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 MICROGLOBULIN; AMINOGLYCOSIDE;

ALBUMINURIA; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD; EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY SIZE; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

ALPHA-MACROGLOBULINS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HUMANS; INFANT, EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; KIDNEY; KIDNEY FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; ORGAN SIZE;

EID: 77954359305     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2010.01799.x     Document Type: Article

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