Canadian Paediatric Surveillance Program confirms low incidence of hemorrhagic disease of the newborn in Canada

Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 235-238

  McMillan, Douglas D ^a,d   Grenier, Danielle ^b   Medaglia, Andrea ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c CANADIAN PAEDIATRIC SOCIETY   (Canada)

^d IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hemorrhagic disease of the newborn; Surveillance programs; Vitamin K deficiency

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN K GROUP;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING TEST; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CANADA; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NEWBORN; NEWBORN HEMOLYTIC DISEASE; PEDIATRICS; PROPHYLAXIS;

EID: 2442450384     PISSN: 12057088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pch/9.4.235     Document Type: Article

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