An Attempt to Standardize the Calculation of Growth Velocity of Preterm Infants—Evaluation of Practical Bedside Methods

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 196, Issue , 2018, Pages 77-83

  Fenton, Tanis R ^a,b   Anderson, Diane ^c   Groh Wargo, Sharon ^d   Hoyos, Angela ^e   Ehrenkranz, Richard A ^f   Senterre, Thibault ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA HEALTH SERVICES   (Canada)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSIDAD EL BOSQUE   (Colombia)

^f YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

exponential; head circumference; infant, premature; length; weight

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT GAIN; CALCULATION; EVALUATION STUDY; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARDIZATION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GROWTH CHART; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEAD; MALE; NEWBORN; PEDIATRICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; STANDARD; STANDARDS;

BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GROWTH CHARTS; HEAD; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; PEDIATRICS; REFERENCE STANDARDS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 85037730719     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: 10976833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.10.005     Document Type: Article

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