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Extrauterine growth restriction in very‐low‐birthweight infants
1 Dec 2004
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Postnatal growth failure of very-low-birthweight (VLBW) infants may result from a complex interaction of genetic and environmental factors, including inadequate nutrition, morbidities affecting nutrient requirements, endocrine abnormalities and treatments. Among VLBW infants, those small for gestational age (SGA) at birth and those with postnatal growth restriction at the time of discharge are at...
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