Vitamin D supplementation of mother and infant could reduce risk of sepsis in premature infants

Early Human Development

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 133-

  Grant, William B ^a  

^a Sunlight Nutrition and Health Research Center ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; VITAMIN D;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; AFRICAN AMERICAN; CAUCASIAN; HUMAN; LETTER; MATERNAL SERUM; NEWBORN SEPSIS; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

CHOLECALCIFEROL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, NEWBORN; RISK FACTORS; VITAMIN D; VITAMINS;

EID: 77949273831     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2010.02.003     Document Type: Letter

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