The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 148, Issue 3 , Pages 300-305.e1 , March 2006

Early provision of parenteral amino acids in extremely low birth weight infants: Relation to growth and neurodevelopmental outcome

Presented in part at the Pediatric Academic Societies’ Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington, May 4, 2003, and San Francisco, California, May 1, 2004.

Received 26 May 2005 ,Revised 3 October 2005 ,Accepted 18 October 2005.

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 This study was supported by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network and by the General Clinical Research Centers.

PII: S0022-3476(05)01031-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2005.10.038

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 148, Issue 3 , Pages 300-305.e1 , March 2006

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