Extremely low birth weight and body size in early adulthood
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Extremely low birth weight and body size in early adulthood.
AIMS To determine the body size of extremely low birth weight (ELBW, birth weight 500-999 g) subjects in early adulthood. METHODS Cohort study examining the height and weight of 42 ELBW survivors free of cerebral palsy between birth and 20 years of age. Weight and height measurements were converted to Z (SD) scores. RESULTS At birth the subjects had weight Z scores substantially below zero ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0003-9888,1468-2044
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2002.025924