Open AccessDeterminants of body composition in preterm infants at the time of hospital discharge
Author(s) -
Laure Simon,
Anne Frondas-Chauty,
Thibault Senterre,
Cyril Flamant,
Dominique Darmaun,
JeanChristophe Rozé
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.3945/ajcn.113.080945
Subject(s) - composition (language) , medicine , hospital discharge , patient discharge , pediatrics , medline , intensive care medicine , chemistry , biochemistry , philosophy , linguistics
Preterm infants have a higher fat mass (FM) percentage and a lower fat-free mass (FFM) than do term infants at the time of hospital discharge.
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