Body water compartments in children: changes during growth and related changes in body composition.

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During growth of infants and children, certain characteristic changes are found, including a rapid decrease of the relative volumes of total body water and of extracellular water during the first year of life, followed by a smaller decrease of volume of extacellular water later in childhood.

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1961-08-01
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Body water, Extracellular, Extracellular fluid, Fluid compartments, Medicine

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