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Author:   Ian J. Griffin (UC Davis Children's Hospital, Sacramento, California, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   CRC Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.612kg
ISBN:  

9781466558533

ISBN 10:   1466558539
Pages:   342
Publication Date:   13 May 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Section 1 Causes and Assessment of Ex Utero Growth Restriction in Preterm Infants. Growth Charts for Preterm Infants and Related Tools for Growth Monitoring. Assessment of Short- and Medium-Term Outcomes in Preterm Infants. Causes of Postnatal Growth Failure in Preterm Infants. Section 2 The Effects of In Utero and Ex Utero Growth in Term and Preterm Infants. Fetal and Postnatal Growth, and the Risks of Metabolic Syndrome in the AGA and SGA Term Infant. Effect of Postnatal Growth on the Risk of Metabolic Syndrome in the Large for Gestational Age Term Infant. Postnatal Growth Failure in Preterm Infants: Metabolic Outcomes. Postnatal Growth in Preterm Infants: Neurodevelopmental Effects. Section 3 Can We Be Better? Reducing Ex Utero Growth Restriction in Preterm Infants. Assessing Nutritional Requirements for Preterm Infants. Meeting Nutritional Goals: Computer-Aided Prescribing. of Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition. Customize Or Generalize? Or the Imperfect Art of Feeding Preterm Infants. Customized Fortification of Human Milk. Mathematical Description of Postnatal Growth: Z-scores and Statistical Control Process Analysis.

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Ian Griffin was born in the United Kingdom. He studied medicine at Leeds University before training in pediatrics in Glasgow. He has been involved in research on the growth and nutrition of preterm infants since the 1990s, and was involved in a large study of post-discharge nutrition in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in the U.K. before moving to the U.S. He was a member of the neonatal faculty at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, before moving to the University of California–Davis in Sacramento, California in 2008. His research interests include the growth and nutrition of newborn infants, and mineral requirements of preterm infants. He has spoken at meetings across the world, and is the author of over 80 peer-reviewed publications.

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