Vitamin K Prophylaxis for Premature Infants: 1 mg versus 0.5 mg

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 485-490

  Costakos, Dennis T ^a,b,c   Greer, Frank R ^d   Love, Laureen A ^b   Dahlen, Lynn R ^b   Suttie, John W ^e  

^a Mayo Health System   (United States)

^b Franciscan Skemp Healthcare   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Premature babies; Total parenteral nutrition; Vitamin K

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN K GROUP;

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN HEMORRHAGIC DISEASE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGIC DISEASE OF NEWBORN; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; PARENTERAL NUTRITION, TOTAL; VITAMIN K;

EID: 0344738560     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-45384     Document Type: Article

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