Vitamin K in neonates: Facts and myths

Blood Transfusion

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 4-9

  Lippi, Giuseppe ^a   Franchini, Massimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; COUMARIN; ISONIAZID; MENAQUINONE; PHENYTOIN; PHYTOMENADIONE; RIFAMPICIN; VITAMIN K GROUP; WARFARIN;

BREAST FEEDING; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; NEWBORN CARE; REVIEW; VITAMIN INTAKE; VITAMIN K DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ADULT; BLOOD COAGULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIVER; MALE; MUTATION; VITAMIN K; VITAMIN K DEFICIENCY;

EID: 78751550824     PISSN: 17232007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2450/2010.0034-10     Document Type: Review

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