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hrp0084p3-923 | GH & IGF | ESPE2015

IGFI and Relation to Growth in Infancy and Early Childhood in Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infants and Term Appropriate for Gestational Age Infants

Jong Miranda de , Cranendonk Anneke , van Weissenbruch Mirjam M.

Background: IGFI regulates early postnatal growth of preterm infants and also plays an important role in growth in childhood. Very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) infants are at risk for reduced growth in early childhood.Objective and hypotheses: To compare IGFI and the correlation to growth parameters in infancy and early childhood in VLBW and term appropriate for gestational age (AGA) infants.Method: We included 41 VLBW children and 64 t...

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IGFI and Relation to Growth in Infancy and Early Childhood in Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infants and Term Appropriate for Gestational Age Infants

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