Oral vitamin K prophylaxis for newborn infants: Safe enough? [16]

Lancet

Volumn 348, Issue 9039, 1996, Pages 1456-

  Baenziger, O ^a   Braegger, C P ^a   Fanconi, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; PHYTOMENADIONE; PROTHROMBLEX; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITAMIN K GROUP;

BILE DUCT ATRESIA; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BREAST MILK; CANCER RISK; CASE REPORT; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CHOROID PLEXUS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DYSPNEA; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LETTER; NEWBORN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PROTHROMBIN TIME;

EID: 0029854233     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(04)70106-3     Document Type: Letter

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