2011
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild.2011.300164.15
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Growth attainment in extremely preterm children-has it changed over time? the epicure 2 study

Abstract: Background Children born extremely preterm have poor growth attainment; it is not known whether recent advances in neonatal care have led to an improvement. Aim To compare SD scores of growth parameters at 35 months corrected age for children born ≤25 weeks in England in 1995 (EPICure) and 2006 (EPICure-2). Methods Measures of height (ht), weight (wt), head circumference (HC) and mid upper arm circumference (MUAC) were taken as part of a neurodevelopmental assessment. Body mass index (BMI) and SD scores we… Show more

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