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ba0002p13 | (1) | ICCBH2013

Bone turnover compensates for the delayed growth in small for gestational age neonates

Tenta Roxane , Bourgiezi Ifigeneia , Aliferis Evangelos , Papadopoulou Magda , Gounaris Antonis , Skouroliakou Maria

Objectives: To investigate the possible relationship between neonatal anthropometric characteristics and bone turnover and growth markers in a sample of neonates and their mothers, taking into account the size for the gestational age.Methods: A sample which consisted of 20 small for the gestational age (SGA), appropriate for the gestational age (AGA), and large for the gestational age (LGA) randomly selected term neonates and their 20 mothers were analyz...