A Weight Estimation Strategy for Preterm and Full-Term Infants

• Main Authors: Susan M. Abdel-Rahman PharmD (Author), Ian M. Paul MD (Author), Paula Delmore RN (Author), Laura James MD (Author), Laura Fearn RN (Author), Andrew Atz MD (Author), Brenda Poindexter MD (Author), Amira Al-Uzri MD (Author), Andrew Lewandowski PhD (Author), Barrie Harper (Author), P. Brian Smith MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2017-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Weight is the foremost marker of health outcomes in infants; however, the majority of community workers and health care providers in remote, resource-constrained settings have limited access to functional scales. This study develops and validates a simple weight estimation strategy for infants that...