Body length and occipitofrontal circumference may be good indicators of neurodevelopment in very low birth weight infants ‐ secondary publication

ConclusionOur findings suggest that the SDSs of body length and the OFC at TEA may be better indicators than body weight for predicting the development of the central nervous system in VLBW infants receiving nutritional management.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

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Source: Acta Paediatrica - January 31, 2018 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Yoshitaka Watanabe, Kazuo Itabashi, Motohiro Taki, Tokuo Miyazawa, Yuya Nakano, Masahiko Murase Tags: Regular Article Source Type: research