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Perinatal growth and nutrition /

Preterm infants grow poorly after birth and very commonly develop ex utero growth restriction (EUGR). However, the risks and benefits of catch-up growth in preterm infants must be weighed, and evidence addressing this warrants examination. Perinatal Growth and Nutrition explores the reasons for EUGR...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Griffin, Ian J. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, [2014]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Preterm infants grow poorly after birth and very commonly develop ex utero growth restriction (EUGR). However, the risks and benefits of catch-up growth in preterm infants must be weighed, and evidence addressing this warrants examination. Perinatal Growth and Nutrition explores the reasons for EUGR and the long-term effects on developmental outcome and on metabolic risks. It provides clear information on the risks and benefits of faster post-natal growth and catch-up growth in preterm infants and offers tools for better assessment of growth and earlier identification of falte.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xvi, 326 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781466558540
1466558547