Effect of Protein Supplementation on the Growth of Infants Weighing Less than 1,000 Grams Hospitalized on the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Akbar Abadi Hospital in Tehran, Iran (2015-2016)

• Main Authors: Mandana Kashaki (Author), Ali Mazouri (Author), Arash Bordbar (Author), Maryam Saboute (Author), zahra behnamfar (Author), Atefeh Talebi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, 2018-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Breast milk provides adequate protein to facilitate growth for term infants. Appropriate nutrition is necessary for the growth of preterm infants. Extremely-low-birth-weight (ELBW) infants require higher protein intakes to achieve adequate growth. The present study aimed to evaluate the...