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Assessment of nutritional status in the newborn: A comparison of methods

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In an attempt to compare the usefulness of the different methods of nutritional assessment in the newborn, one hundred and seven newborns were evaluated for weight, head circumference, mid-arm circumference, and tiriceps skinfold thickness. When weight and triceps skinfold thickness were compared, the distribution of infants was almost the same as for intrauterine growth (p>0.05). There was a statistically significant difference in the distribution of infants according to weight versus MAC (p

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Özek E., Ertem D., Erkan E., Pehlivanoğlu E., Bekiroğlu G. N., "Assessment of nutritional status in the newborn: A comparison of methods", Turk J Med Sci, cilt.26, sa.4, ss.379-381, 1996

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