Higher versus lower protein intake in formula-fed low birth weight infants

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2020, Issue 6, 2020, Pages

  Fenton, Tanis R ^a,e   Al Wassia, Heidi ^b   Premji, Shahirose S ^c   Sauve, Reg S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Aziz University   (Saudi Arabia)

^c York University   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^e ALBERTA HEALTH SERVICES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; PHENYLALANINE; NITROGEN;

ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BODY COMPOSITION; CALORIC INTAKE; ENERGY BALANCE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GROWTH RATE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LETHARGY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NITROGEN BALANCE; NITROGEN UTILIZATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEIN INTAKE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; ADVERSE EVENT; BODY WEIGHT GAIN; CHEMISTRY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEAD; META ANALYSIS; METABOLISM; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTMATURITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DIETARY PROTEINS; HEAD; HUMANS; INFANT FORMULA; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, POSTMATURE; NITROGEN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 85086911345     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1469493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD003959.pub4     Document Type: Review

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