Nephrocalcinosis in preterm neonates
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Nephrocalcinosis in preterm babies.
OBJECTIVES To determine prospectively the incidence and cause of nephrocalcinosis in preterm infants. STUDY DESIGN Inborn babies of gestation less than 32 weeks or birth weight less than 1500 g were eligible to be entered into a prospective observational study. Two renal ultrasound scans were performed, the first at 1 month postnatal age and the second at term or discharge. Data were collecte...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Nephrology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0931-041X,1432-198X
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-008-0908-9