Differential classification of infants in United States neonatal intensive care units for weight, length, and head circumference by United States and international growth curves

• Main Authors: A. Nicole Ferguson (Author), Irene E. Olsen (Author), Reese H. Clark (Author), Bryan D. Yockey (Author), Jonathan Boardman (Author), Kyle Biron (Author), Cooper Jannuzzo (Author), Daniel Waskiewicz (Author), Amanda Mendoza (Author), M. Louise Lawson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background Clinicians and researchers use a variety of intrauterine growth curves to classify NICU infants as small (SGA), appropriate (AGA), or large for gestational age (LGA). Since curve creation methods and samples vary, SGA/AGA/LGA cut-offs and resulting subgroups of infants vary among curves a...