Caffeine for Apnea of Prematurity Trial: Benefits May Vary in Subgroups

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 156, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Davis, Peter G ^a   Schmidt, Barbara ^b   Roberts, Robin S ^b   Doyle, Lex W ^a   Asztalos, Elizabeth ^c   Haslam, Ross ^d   Sinha, Sunil ^e   Tin, Win ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE CITRATE; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN APNEA; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 76749121781     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.09.069     Document Type: Article

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