The Impact of Neonatal Illness on Nutritional Requirements: One Size Does Not Fit All

Current Pediatrics Reports

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 248-254

  Ramel, Sara E ^a   Brown, Laura D ^b   Georgieff, Michael K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia; Illness, stress; Neonatal sepsis; Nutrition; Preterm

Indexed keywords

EID: 84978009230     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21674841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40124-014-0059-3     Document Type: Article

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