Red blood cell transfusions in preterm infants: Is there a difference between restrictive and liberal criteria? [13]

Pediatrics

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 257-258

  Swamy, Ravi S ^a   Embleton, Nicholas D ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; LETTER; LEUKOMALACIA; LONG TERM CARE; NEONATOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; VASCULAR PATENCY; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; NOTE;

CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; MALE; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 33644840246     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2005-2360     Document Type: Letter

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