The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 153, Issue 5 , Pages 612-615 , November 2008

Energy Expenditure in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants Near Time of Hospital Discharge

Received 5 December 2007 ,Revised 2 April 2008 ,Accepted 20 May 2008.

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 Supported by grants from the Riley Children's Foundation and the National Institutes of Health (S10-RR-07269, MOI-RR-750, and R01-HD-29153). The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

PII: S0022-3476(08)00434-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.05.041

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 153, Issue 5 , Pages 612-615 , November 2008

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