Body Water Estimation in the Newborn Using Tritiated Water
Open Access
- 1 April 1962
- journal article
- research article
- Published by BMJ in Archives of Disease in Childhood
- Vol. 37 (192) , 195-197
- https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.37.192.195
Abstract
A method of estimation of total body water content in the newborn baby is described. Sources of error in the method are discussed. The accuracy achieved is insufficient for the estimation of daily changes in body water content, but by increasing the dose of tritiated water the method has a place for single estimations.Keywords
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