Seminars in Perinatology
Volume 31, Issue 2 , Pages 96-103 , April 2007

Anthropometric and Laboratory Assessment of Very Low Birth Weight Infants: The Most Helpful Measurements and Why

  • Laurie J. Moyer-Mileur, PhD, RD

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doi: 10.1053/j.semperi.2007.02.006

Seminars in Perinatology
Volume 31, Issue 2 , Pages 96-103 , April 2007

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