Vitamin A supplementation in late pregnancy can decrease the incidence of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in newborns

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1468-1469

  Babu, T Arun ^a   Sharmila, V ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia; pregnancy; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

RETINOL;

ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; FETUS OUTCOME; HUMAN; LUNG DYSPLASIA; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ABNORMALITIES, DRUG-INDUCED; BRONCHOPULMONARY DYSPLASIA; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC DEFICIENCY SYNDROMES; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; PREGNANCY; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY;

EID: 78249237153     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767051003678168     Document Type: Article

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