title: Measuring the body composition of preterm and term neonates: from research to clinical applications.
abstract: Assessment of body and weight gain composition is one of the major keys for the evaluation of nutritional requirements in preterm and term infants. The changes in body composition during the first years of life seem to play an important role in the nutritional programming of adult morbidity. Noninvasive and indirect techniques are the most suitable methods for measuring body composition in preterm and term infants. Most of these techniques are used in clinical practice, whereas others are used mainly for research.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pediatrics and Neonatology, Fondazione Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Mangiagalli e Regina Elena, University of Milan, Italy. paola.roggero@mangiagalli.it
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Roggero
authors.forename: Maria Lorella
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Giannì
authors.forename: Orsola
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Amato
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Agosti
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fumagalli
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mosca
mesh_terms: D000886:Anthropometry; D001823:Body Composition; D001835:Body Weight; D002657:Child Development; D017097:Electric Impedance; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000502:physiology; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods; D009752:Nutritional Status