Iran J Reprod Med Vol. 10. No. 5. pp: 459-464, September 2012
Original Article
Growth parameters of NICU admitted low birth weight preterm neonates at corrected ages of 6 and 12 month Zia Islami1 M.D., Razieh Fallah2 M.D., Toktam Mosavian1 M.D., Mohammad Reza Pahlavanzadeh3 M.D. 1 Department of Pediatrics, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran. 2 Department of Pediatrics, Children Growth Disorders Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran. 3 Department of Laboratory Sciences, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
Corresponding Author: Razieh Fallah, Shahid Sadoughi Hospital, Ave Sina Blvd, Shahid Ghandi Blvd, Yazd, Iran. Email:
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Received:20 November 2011 Revised: 4 March 2012 Accepted: 14 March 2012
Abstract Background: Low birth weight (LBW or birth weight