A breast-fed newborn with megaloblastic anemia-treated with the vitamin B12 supplementation of the mother

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 763-765

  Erdeve, Omer ^a   Arsan, Saadet ^a   Atasay, Begum ^a   Ileri, Talia ^b   Uysal, Zumrut ^b  

^a Division of Neonatology   (Turkey)

^b ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Lactation; Megaloblastic anemia; Newborn; Pregnancy; Vitamin B12

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN;

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CASE REPORT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MEGALOBLASTIC ANEMIA; MOTHER; NEONATAL RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PALLOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEGETARIAN; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ADULT; ANEMIA, MEGALOBLASTIC; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LACTATION; MOTHERS; PREGNANCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN B 12;

EID: 70349820497     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: 15363678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e3181b7edb5     Document Type: Article

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