Improving growth outcomes of VLBW infants: How to start?

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 843-844

  Ehrenkranz, Richard A ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BREAST MILK; CHILD GROWTH; EDITORIAL; ENTERIC FEEDING; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT NUTRITION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PRENATAL GROWTH; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ENTERAL NUTRITION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 78650977524     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: 00196061     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13312-010-0140-0     Document Type: Editorial

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