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Low Birth Weight Infant

Known as: Infant, Low-Birth-Weight, Infants, Low-Birth-Weight, Low-Birth-Weight Infants 
An infant having a birth weight of 2500 gm. (5.5 lb.) or less but INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT is available for infants having a birth weight of… 
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Birth WeightDisorders relating to short gestation and unspecified low birthweightFemale Reproductive System DisorderFetal Growth Retardation

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Extreme immaturity, 2,500 grams and overFetal malnutrition without mention of light-for-datesInfant, Very Low Birth Weight

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Infant, Newborn

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1992
1992
Glycine, leucine, and phenylalanine flux in low-birth-weight infants during parenteral and enteral feeding.
Kinetics of three amino acids with different sites and characteristics of metabolic regulation were studied in low-birth-weight… 
Review
1991
Review
1991
Mineral requirements of low-birth-weight infants.
The minerals calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), and phosphorus (P) are essential for tissue structure and function. Recent studies… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Birth weight-specific causes of infant mortality, United States, 1980.
To describe underlying causes of infant death by birth weight, we used data from the 1980 National Infant Mortality Surveillance… 
1986
1986
Secular changes in rehospitalization of very low birth weight infants.
Neonatal survival among very low birth weight infants (less than 1,500 g) has improved dramatically during the last decade… 
1985
1985
Influence of Chorioamnionitis on Long‐Term Prognosis in Low Birth Weight Infants
The contribution of obstetric management to quality of life of surviving low birth weight infants is unclear. A possible… 
1979
1979
Results of the intensive perinatal management of very-low-birth-weight infants (501 to 1,500 grams).
In January 1975 at the University of Colorado Medical Center, a program of intensive intrapartum and neonatal care went into… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Effect of parenteral fat emulsion on the pulmonary and reticuloendothelial systems in the newborn infant.
Analysis of phospholipids (PL), cholesterol esters, triglycerides (TG), and free fatty acids (FFA) was performed on plasma and… 
1978
1978
Plasma creatinine levels in low-birth-weight infants during the first three months of life.
In clinical practice, the plasma creatinine level is often used as an indicator of renal function. Plasma creatinine values have… 
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
A longitudinal study of the growth of low birth weight infants. I. Velocity and distance growth, birth to 3 years.
Physicians may need to consider the growth of children--especially those of unusal size for age--from 2 different viewpoints… 
1973
1973
Plasma Lipids in Umbilical Cord Blood from Infants of Normal and Low Birth Weight
Plasma lipids were determined in the cord blood of 19 term, 16 preterm and 14 light-for-dates babies. Plasma triglyceride…