Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 4, Issue 5 , Pages 461-467 , September 2004

Gestational Age-Specific Growth Parameters for Infants Born at US Military Hospitals

  • LoRanee Braun, MD

      Affiliations

    • From the Department of Pediatrics, Walter Reed Army Medical Center (Dr Braun, Dr Thompson), Washington, DC; Department of Pediatrics and Clinical Information Services, National Naval Medical Center (Dr Flynn, Dr Greenwald, Mr Curley, Ms Williams), Bethesda, Md; National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (Dr Ko), Esex Fells, NJ; and Department of Pathology, University of Texas Health Science Center (Dr Yoder), San Antonio, Tex
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  • Deirdre Flynn, MD

      Affiliations

    • From the Department of Pediatrics, Walter Reed Army Medical Center (Dr Braun, Dr Thompson), Washington, DC; Department of Pediatrics and Clinical Information Services, National Naval Medical Center (Dr Flynn, Dr Greenwald, Mr Curley, Ms Williams), Bethesda, Md; National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (Dr Ko), Esex Fells, NJ; and Department of Pathology, University of Texas Health Science Center (Dr Yoder), San Antonio, Tex
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  • Chia-wen Ko, PhD

      Affiliations

    • From the Department of Pediatrics, Walter Reed Army Medical Center (Dr Braun, Dr Thompson), Washington, DC; Department of Pediatrics and Clinical Information Services, National Naval Medical Center (Dr Flynn, Dr Greenwald, Mr Curley, Ms Williams), Bethesda, Md; National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (Dr Ko), Esex Fells, NJ; and Department of Pathology, University of Texas Health Science Center (Dr Yoder), San Antonio, Tex
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  • Bradley Yoder, MD

      Affiliations

    • From the Department of Pediatrics, Walter Reed Army Medical Center (Dr Braun, Dr Thompson), Washington, DC; Department of Pediatrics and Clinical Information Services, National Naval Medical Center (Dr Flynn, Dr Greenwald, Mr Curley, Ms Williams), Bethesda, Md; National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (Dr Ko), Esex Fells, NJ; and Department of Pathology, University of Texas Health Science Center (Dr Yoder), San Antonio, Tex
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  • Jeffrey R. Greenwald, MD

      Affiliations

    • From the Department of Pediatrics, Walter Reed Army Medical Center (Dr Braun, Dr Thompson), Washington, DC; Department of Pediatrics and Clinical Information Services, National Naval Medical Center (Dr Flynn, Dr Greenwald, Mr Curley, Ms Williams), Bethesda, Md; National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (Dr Ko), Esex Fells, NJ; and Department of Pathology, University of Texas Health Science Center (Dr Yoder), San Antonio, Tex
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  • Benton B. Curley, MS

      Affiliations

    • From the Department of Pediatrics, Walter Reed Army Medical Center (Dr Braun, Dr Thompson), Washington, DC; Department of Pediatrics and Clinical Information Services, National Naval Medical Center (Dr Flynn, Dr Greenwald, Mr Curley, Ms Williams), Bethesda, Md; National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (Dr Ko), Esex Fells, NJ; and Department of Pathology, University of Texas Health Science Center (Dr Yoder), San Antonio, Tex
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  • Roberta Williams

      Affiliations

    • From the Department of Pediatrics, Walter Reed Army Medical Center (Dr Braun, Dr Thompson), Washington, DC; Department of Pediatrics and Clinical Information Services, National Naval Medical Center (Dr Flynn, Dr Greenwald, Mr Curley, Ms Williams), Bethesda, Md; National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (Dr Ko), Esex Fells, NJ; and Department of Pathology, University of Texas Health Science Center (Dr Yoder), San Antonio, Tex
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  • Mark W. Thompson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Mark W. Thompson, MD, Department of Pediatrics, Tripler Army Medical Center, 1 Jarrett White Rd, Honolulu, HI 96859

Received 11 February 2003 ,Accepted 9 April 2004.

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 The opinions or assertions contained herein are the private views of the authors and are not to be construed as reflecting the views of the Department of the Army, Department of the Navy, or the Department of Defense.

PII: S1530-1567(05)60342-5

doi: 10.1367/A03-022R.1

Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 4, Issue 5 , Pages 461-467 , September 2004

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