Lack of association between iron status at birth and growth of preterm infants Ausência de associação entre indicadores de anemia ao nascimento e crescimento de prematuros

Lack of association between iron status at birth and growth of preterm infants Ausência de associação entre indicadores de anemia ao nascimento e crescimento de prematuros

OBJECTIVE: To assess the association between iron status at birth and growth of preterm infants. METHODS: Ninety-five premature babies (26 to 36 weeks of gestational age) born from July 2000 to May 2001 in a public hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Southeastern Brazil, were followed up for six months, cor...

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Main Authors: Rosely Sichieri, Vania Matos Fonseca, Daniel Hoffman, Nadia Maria F Trugo, Aníbal Sanchez Moura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2006-08-01
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
Subjects:
Anemia
Prematuro
Ferro
Infant, premature
Iron
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102006000500013

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