Neonatal anemia

Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 239-247

  Aher, Sanjay ^a   Malwatkar, Kedar ^a   Kadam, Sandeep ^b  

^a Kilbil Hospital for Precious Kids   (India)

^b KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Anemia; Erythropoietin; Infant; Newborn; Transfusion

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN G; VALPROIC ACID;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD GROUP ABO INCOMPATIBILITY; ERYTHROCYTE; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; HUMAN; NEWBORN DISEASE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PHLEBOTOMY; PREMATURITY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ANEMIA, NEONATAL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; ERYTHROPOIETIN; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE;

EID: 44749092459     PISSN: 1744165X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.siny.2008.02.009     Document Type: Article

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