Vitamin A provision for preterm infants: Are we meeting current guidelines?

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Mactier, H ^a   Mokaya, M M ^b   Farrell, L ^c   Edwards, C A ^b  

^a Princess Royal Maternity ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFUSION FLUID; LIPID; RETINOL;

APPLICATION SERVICE PROVIDER; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEEDING; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFANT; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM; VITAMIN INTAKE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

BIRTH WEIGHT; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FAT EMULSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VITAMIN A;

EID: 79959840794     PISSN: 13592998     EISSN: 14682052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2010.190017     Document Type: Article

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