Seminars in Fetal & Neonatal Medicine
Volume 12, Issue 1 , Pages 87-91 , February 2007

Evaluation of body composition in neonates and infants

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doi: 10.1016/j.siny.2006.10.011

Seminars in Fetal & Neonatal Medicine
Volume 12, Issue 1 , Pages 87-91 , February 2007

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