Variability in the dose of intravenous vitamin E given to very low birth weight infants

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 139-142

  Brion, Luc P ^a   Bell, Edward F ^b   Rahguveer, Talkad S ^c  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; INFUVITE PEDIATRIC; MVI PEDIATRIC SOLUTION; POLYSORBATE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; VITAMIN INTAKE;

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; UNITED STATES; VITAMIN E;

EID: 14044274356     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7211223     Document Type: Article

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