Risk factors for absence of catch-up growth in small for gestational age very low-birthweight infants.

Sakiko SuzukiYoshiaki SatoHideki MuramatsuHidenori YamamotoFumiko AokiYu OkaiShinsuke KataokaYu HanadaMotoharu HamadaYoshihito MorimotoSeiji KojimaJun NatsumeYoshiyuki Takahashinull null

Published in: Pediatrics international : official journal of the Japan Pediatric Society (2019)

The length Z and ΔZ scores at 12 months of corrected age may be useful for an earlier diagnosis and earlier initiation of growth hormone treatment in VLBW infants.

Keyphrases

gestational age
growth hormone
birth weight
preterm birth
body mass index
combination therapy
weight gain
physical activity
smoking cessation