Erythropoietin in the treatment of anemia of prematurity: Results of a multicenter randomized trial;Estudio multicentrico aleatorizado de administracion de eritropoyetina en la anemia de la prematuridad

Anales Espanoles de Pediatria

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 587-592

  Javier Manchon G ^c   Natal Pujol, A ^d   Coroleu Lletget, W ^d   Zuasnabar Cotro A ^a   Badia Barnusell J ^b   Junca Piera J ^d   Bel Comos J ^d   Sabado Alvarez C ^d   Prats Vinas J ^d  

^a Hospital de Granollers   (Spain)

^b Unidad de Neonatología   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI GERMANS TRIAS I PUJOL   (Spain)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Anemia of the premature newborn; Erythropoietin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ERYTHROPOIETIN; FERRITIN; FERROUS SULFATE; FOLIC ACID; HEMOGLOBIN; RECOMBINANT ERYTHROPOIETIN;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEWBORN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PREMATURITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; COMPARATIVE STUDY; NEWBORN ANEMIA;

ANEMIA, NEONATAL; ERYTHROPOIETIN; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES;

EID: 0031155604     PISSN: 03024342     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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