Possible roles of bilirubin and breast milk in protection against retinopathy of prematurity

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 347-351

  Kao, Joanna S ^a   Dawson, Jeffrey D ^b   Murray, Jeffrey C ^a   Dagle, John M ^a   Berends, Susan K ^a   Gillen, Susan B ^a   Bell, Edward F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bilirubin; Breast milk; Preterm; Retinopathy of prematurity

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN;

ARTICLE; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BILIRUBIN; BREAST FEEDING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; MILK, HUMAN; RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79551576110     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2010.02069.x     Document Type: Article

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