A prospective study of late preterm infants' physical growth

Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 481-484

  Zhang, Zhan Zhan ^a   Cheng, Qian ^a  

^a CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Gestational age; Late preterm infant; Physical growth

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD GROWTH; CHINA; COHORT ANALYSIS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREMATURITY; BODY HEIGHT; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; NEWBORN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REFERENCE VALUE;

BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 84867872544     PISSN: 10088830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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