Does early erythropoietin therapy decrease transfusions in anemia of prematurity?

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 389-391

  Atasay, Begüm ^a,b   Günlemez, Ayla ^a   Akar, Nejat ^a   Arsan, Saadet ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anemia of prematurity; Erythropoietin; Transfusion

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; IRON; RECOMBINANT ERYTHROPOIETIN;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PREMATURITY; RETICULOCYTE COUNT; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0345417647     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02722624     Document Type: Article

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