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Descriptor English: Infant, Very Low Birth Weight
Descriptor Spanish: Recién Nacido de muy Bajo Peso
Descriptor recién nacido de muy bajo peso
Entry term(s) neonato con muy bajo peso
neonato de muy bajo peso
recién nacido con muy bajo peso
Scope note: Lactante que presenta un peso al nacimiento inferior a 1.500 gr (3,3 lb.) al margen de su edad gestacional.
Descriptor Portuguese: Recém-Nascido de muito Baixo Peso
Descriptor French: Nourrisson très faible poids naissance
Entry term(s): Infant, Very-Low-Birth-Weight
Infants, Very-Low-Birth-Weight
Very Low Birth Weight
Very Low Birth Weight Infant
Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infant
Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infants
Tree number(s): M01.060.703.520.460.600
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019102
Scope note: An infant whose weight at birth is less than 1500 grams (3.3 lbs), regardless of gestational age.
Annotation: check the tag INFANT, NEWBORN
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
GD growth & development
IM immunology
ME metabolism
PH physiology
PX psychology
UR urine
Previous Indexing: Birth Weight (1967-1978)
Infant, Low Birth Weight (1977-1995)
Infant, Premature (1970-1974)
Public MeSH Note: 96
History Note: 96
Entry Version: INFANT VLBW
DeCS ID: 32719
Unique ID: D019102
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1996/01/01
Date of Entry: 1995/06/05
Revision Date: 2002/07/03
Infant, Very Low Birth Weight - Preferred
Concept UI M0028510
Scope note An infant whose weight at birth is less than 1500 grams (3.3 lbs), regardless of gestational age.
Preferred term Infant, Very Low Birth Weight
Entry term(s) Infant, Very-Low-Birth-Weight
Infants, Very-Low-Birth-Weight
Very Low Birth Weight Infant
Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infant
Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infants
Very Low Birth Weight - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0028509
Preferred term Very Low Birth Weight



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