The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 153, Issue 5 , Pages 616-621.e2 , November 2008

Growth and Bone Mineralization in Preterm Infants Fed Preterm Formula or Standard Term Formula after Discharge

  • Jean-Charles Picaud, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • CHU de Montpellier, Service de Neonatologie, Hopital Arnaud de Villeneuve, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
    • Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine Rhone-Alpes, Université de Lyon, Lyon, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Jean-Charles Picaud, MD, PhD, Service de Neonatologie (Pediatrie 2), Hopital Arnaud de Villeneuve, 371 Avenue Doyen Giraud, 34295 Montpellier, Cedex 5, France
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  • Evelyne Decullier, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Hospices Civils de Lyon, Departement d'Information Médicale UF de Méthodologie en Recherche Clinique, Lyon, France
    • Université de Lyon, EA Sante-Individu-Societe, Lyon, France
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  • Odile Plan, MD

      Affiliations

    • CHU de Montpellier, Service de Neonatologie, Hopital Arnaud de Villeneuve, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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  • Odile Pidoux, MD

      Affiliations

    • CHU de Montpellier, Service de Neonatologie, Hopital Arnaud de Villeneuve, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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  • Sylvie Bin-Dorel, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Hospices Civils de Lyon, Departement d'Information Médicale UF de Méthodologie en Recherche Clinique, Lyon, France
    • Université de Lyon, EA Sante-Individu-Societe, Lyon, France
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  • Louis-Dominique van Egroo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Université de Lyon 1, RECIF, Lyon, France
    • Nestlé France, Noisiel, France
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  • Francois Chapuis, MD

      Affiliations

    • Hospices Civils de Lyon, Departement d'Information Médicale UF de Méthodologie en Recherche Clinique, Lyon, France
    • Université de Lyon, EA Sante-Individu-Societe, Lyon, France
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  • Olivier Claris, MD

      Affiliations

    • Hospices Civils de Lyon, Service de Neonatologie, Femme-mere-enfant Hospital, Bron, France

Received 9 September 2007 ,Revised 14 April 2008 ,Accepted 20 May 2008.

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 Supported by the French Ministry of Health's Program for Clinical Research in Hospitals and by Nestlé France. The authors have no potential conflicts of interest to declare.

PII: S0022-3476(08)00433-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.05.042

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 153, Issue 5 , Pages 616-621.e2 , November 2008

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