High-Protein Formulas. Evidence for Use in Preterm Infants

Clinics in Perinatology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 383-403

  Brown, Laura ^a   Hendrickson, Kendra ^b   Masor, Marc L ^c   Hay, William W ^a  

^a University of Colorado Denver and Children s Hospital Colorado   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Enteral feeding; Formulas; High protein formulas; Premature infant formulas; Prematurity; Preterm; Preterm formulas; Protein

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL MILK; BODY COMPOSITION; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ENTERIC FEEDING; GESTATIONAL AGE; GROWTH RATE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; NUTRIENT SUPPLY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; PROTEIN INTAKE; REVIEW; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INFANT NUTRITION; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PHARMACOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

ENTERAL NUTRITION; HUMANS; INFANT FORMULA; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL;

EID: 84901612376     PISSN: 00955108     EISSN: 15579840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clp.2014.02.002     Document Type: Review

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