The role of serum and urinary urea in the evaluation of enteral protein intake in adequate and small-for-gestational-age very low birth weight infants

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Very low birth weight (VLBW) infants have special nutritional needs. There is a current tendency to individualize their protein needs. The objective of this study was to determine the suitability of serum and urinary urea as indicators for protein intake in adequate-for-gestat...

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Main Authors: Silvana Darcie, Cléa Rodrigues Leone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
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