Changes in the body weight of term infants, born in the tropics, during the first seven days of life.
BACKGROUND: Identifying unwell neonates, particularly in the first week of life, is often subjective. If normal values are known, calculating the weight lost or gained from birth weight can be a useful adjunct in the evaluation of the health of a neonate. METHODS: Serial body weights of well, term,...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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BioMed Central
2013
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