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NAIL‐FOLD CAPILLARY LOOP DEVELOPMENT IN THE INFANT OF LOW BIRTH WEIGHT
Author(s) -
SYME J.,
RILEY I. D.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1970.tb15746.x
Subject(s) - nail (fastener) , low birth weight , birth weight , fold (higher order function) , medicine , capillary action , pediatrics , biology , pregnancy , materials science , genetics , composite material , metallurgy , mechanical engineering , engineering
SUMMARY Observations were made of the capillary loops in the nail‐folds of 87 infants in the neonatal period. The time of appearance of such loops is not determined by age, dating from birth, but by weight and hence maturity.