Is delayed clamping of the umbilical cord in moderately preterm babies beneficial?

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 235-237

  Nicholl, Richard M ^a   Richards, Stephanie ^a   Ray, Sagarika ^a   Gowda, Rohit ^b  

^a NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; NEWBORN; NOTE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UMBILICAL CORD; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DELIVERY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; LIGATION; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; TIME;

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONSTRICTION; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; TIME FACTORS; UMBILICAL CORD;

EID: 77949906838     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2009.176297     Document Type: Note

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