Plasma vitamin A levels in the very low birthweight infant. Relationship to respiratory outcome

Early Human Development

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 155-168

  Inder, Terrie E ^a   Graham, Patrick J ^a   Winterbourn, Christine C ^a   Austin, Nicola C ^b   Darlow, Brian A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b DUNEDIN HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Antenatal steroids; Bronchopulmonary dysplasia; Meta analysis; Plasma vitamin A; Retinopathy of prematurity; Very low birthweight infants

Indexed keywords

RETINOL; STEROID;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LUNG DYSPLASIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL BLOOD; META ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PROGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; RISK; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY; VITAMIN A;

EID: 0031727077     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-3782(98)00026-7     Document Type: Article

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