Effect of Protein Supplementation on the Growth of Infants Weighing Less than 1,000 Grams Hospitalized on the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Akbar Abadi Hospital in Tehran, Iran (2015-2016)

Background: Breast milk provides adequate protein to facilitate growth for term infants. Appropriate nutrition is necessary for the growth of preterm infants. Extremely-low-birth-weight (ELBW) infants require higher protein intakes to achieve adequate growth. The present study aimed to evaluate the...

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Published in:	Iranian Journal of Neonatology
Main Authors:	Mandana Kashaki, Ali Mazouri, Arash Bordbar, Maryam Saboute, zahra behnamfar, Atefeh Talebi
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2018-09-01
Subjects:	ELBW infants Growth Protein
Online Access:	http://ijn.mums.ac.ir/article_11524_ff2426f4487546edad50c6cef7c75db0.pdf