Pediatrics & Neonatology
Volume 51, Issue 1 , Pages 19-25 , February 2010

Association of Plasma Leptin Levels With Maternal Body Weight and Body Mass Index in Premature and Term Newborns

  • Shih-Ping Ho

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Shin Kong WHS Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Ling-Jen Wang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Shin Kong WHS Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • I Cheng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Shin Kong WHS Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yi-Ling Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Shin Kong WHS Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Tseng-Chen Sung

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Shin Kong WHS Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Guey-Mei Jow

      Affiliations

    • School of Medicine, Fu-Jen Catholic University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Shu-Chi Mu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Shin Kong WHS Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • School of Medicine, Fu-Jen Catholic University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Pediatrics, Shin Kong WHS Memorial Hospital, 95 Wen-Chang Road, Shilin District, Taipei 111, Taiwan

Received 17 December 2008 ,Revised 27 May 2009 ,Accepted 10 June 2009.

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PII: S1875-9572(10)60005-8

doi: 10.1016/S1875-9572(10)60005-8

Pediatrics & Neonatology
Volume 51, Issue 1 , Pages 19-25 , February 2010

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