Neurodevelopmental outcomes of premature infants treated with l-arginine for prevention of necrotising enterocolitis

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 219-223

  Amin, Harish J ^a,b   Soraisham, Amuchou S ^b   Sauve, Reg S ^b  

^a ALBERTA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

L arginine supplementation; Neurodevelopmental outcomes; Neurotising enterocolitis; Premature infants

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ENTEROCOLITIS; HEARING AID; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURVIVAL; SURVIVOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ALBERTA; ARGININE; BLINDNESS; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEAFNESS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREMATURE BIRTH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 65349088018     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2008.01458.x     Document Type: Article

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