Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
Assessment of Nutritional Status in the Newborn: A Comparison of Methods
DOI
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Abstract
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
Keywords
Nutritional assessment, anthropometrics, neonate.
First Page
379
Last Page
381
Recommended Citation
ÖZEK, Eren; ERTEM, Deniz; ERKAN, Elif; PEHLİVANOĞLU, Ender; and BEKİROĞLU, Nural (1996) "Assessment of Nutritional Status in the Newborn: A Comparison of Methods," Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences: Vol. 26: No. 4, Article 14. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/medical/vol26/iss4/14
