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Auxological evaluation of newborns

E Bertino1, A Coscia, L Occhi

  • 1Neonatal Unit, University of Turin, 10126 Turin, Italy. enrico.bertino@unito.it

Journal of Biological Regulators and Homeostatic Agents
|November 20, 2012
PubMed
Summary

Accurate newborn auxological evaluation requires reliable birth anthropometry and gestational age (GA) estimates. Updated national reference charts are recommended until an international standard for neonatal anthropometry is developed.

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