CHAPTER 7: Body composition in preterm infants: a systematic review on measurement methods 131 Abstract 132 Introduction 133 Methods 133 Results 137 Discussion 156 Conclusions 161 References 163 DISCUSSION & SUMMARY 169 CHAPTER 8: General discussion 171 Nutrition in relation to the endocrine regulation of preterm growth and body composition 172 The developing endocrine axis in relation to comorbidities in preterm infants 174 Determinants and assessment of body composition in preterm infants 175 Future research directions 176 References 178 CHAPTER 9: Summary 183 Part I. IGF-I and nutrition in relation to growth, body composition and health outcomes in preterm infants 184 Part II. Determinants and assessment of body composition in preterm infants 184 APPENDIX 187 CHAPTER 10: PhD portfolio 189 CHAPTER 11: Acknowledgements 195
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