Growth Outcomes of Preterm Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Long-term Considerations

Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 214-220

  Steward, Deborah K ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body composition; Growth and development; Infant; Infant nutritional physiological phenomena; Premature

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869239423     PISSN: 15273369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.nainr.2012.09.009     Document Type: Article

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