Nutrition of preterm infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia after hospital discharge - Part I

• Main Authors: Hercília Guimarães (Author), Gustavo Rocha (Author), M. Beatriz Guedes (Author), Paula Guerra (Author), Ana Isabel Silva (Author), Susana Pissarra (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hygeia Press di Corridori Marinella, 2014-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) remains the most common severe complication of preterm birth. In addition to well known risk factors, nutrition plays an important role in normal lung development and maturation. Nutrition has a direct effect on the developing lung because it can modulate lung struct...