Erythropoietin therapy in neonates at risk of having bronchopulmonary dysplasia and requiring multiple transfusions

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 129, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 89-96

  Al Kharfy, T ^a   Smyth, J A ^a   Wadsworth, L ^a   Krystal, G ^a   Fitzgerald, C ^a   Davis, J ^a   Milner, R ^a  

^a BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINANT ERYTHROPOIETIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BLOOD VOLUME; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ERYTHROPOIESIS; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFANT; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON METABOLISM; LUNG DYSPLASIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETICULOCYTE COUNT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029821742     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3476(96)70194-4     Document Type: Article

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