Protein for Preterm Infants: How Much is Needed? How Much is Enough? How Much is Too Much?
Preterm infants require considerably more protein to achieve normal intrauterine growth rates than is commonly fed to them during their first postnatal days. Continuing protein nutrition to maintain normal growth rates often is not achieved until several weeks after birth. Most very preterm infants...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2010-08-01
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| Series: | Pediatrics and Neonatology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957210600393 |