Infant, Very Low Birth Weight

An infant whose weight at birth is less than 1500 grams (3.3 lbs), regardless of gestational age.

Year introduced: 1996

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Tree Number(s): M01.060.703.520.460.600

MeSH Unique ID: D019102

Entry Terms:

• Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infant
• Infants, Very-Low-Birth-Weight
• Infant, Very-Low-Birth-Weight
• Very Low Birth Weight Infant
• Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infants
• Very Low Birth Weight

Previous Indexing:

• Birth Weight (1967-1978)
• Infant, Low Birth Weight (1977-1995)
• Infant, Premature (1970-1974)

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Persons
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Infant
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Low Birth Weight
Infant, Very Low Birth Weight
Infant, Extremely Low Birth Weight