Growth of extremely low birth weight infants at a tertiary hospital in a middle-income country
Abstract Background Survival of extremely low birth weight (ELBW; birth weight less than 1000 g) infants has improved significantly since the 1990s. Consequently, growth monitoring in ELBW infants has gained more relevance. Methods We conducted this study to describe the growth of ELBW infants at a...
Main Authors: | Tendai Mabhandi, Tanusha Ramdin, Daynia Elizabeth Ballot |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-07-01
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Series: | BMC Pediatrics |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12887-019-1568-6 |
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