Vitamin K status of preterm infants with a prolonged prothrombin time

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 94, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1822-1824

  Clarke, Paul ^a,g   Mitchell, Simon J ^b   Sundaram, Shanmuga ^c   Sharma, Vibha ^d   Wynn, Robert ^e   Shearer, Martin J ^f  

^a HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL BOLTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Billinge Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^e ROYAL MANCHESTER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^g NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Phylloquinone; PIVKA II; Premature

Indexed keywords

DECARBOXYPROTHROMBIN; VITAMIN K GROUP;

ARTICLE; BIRTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PROTHROMBIN TIME; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN K DEFICIENCY;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; PROTHROMBIN; PROTHROMBIN TIME; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; VITAMIN K 1; VITAMIN K DEFICIENCY; VITAMINS;

EID: 31544431788     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 15023869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035250500268233     Document Type: Article

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