Vitamin E prophylaxis to reduce retinopathy of prematurity: A reappraisal of published trials

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 131, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 844-850

  Raju, T N K ^a   Langenberg, P ^a   Bhutani, V ^a   Quinn, G E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; SURVIVAL RATE; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; VITAMIN INTAKE; VITAMIN METABOLISM;

EID: 0031469853     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3476(97)70031-3     Document Type: Article

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