New Zealand surveillance of neonatal vitamin K deficiency bleeding (VKDB): 1998-2008

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 460-464

  Darlow, Brian A ^a   Phillips, Amanda A ^b   Dickson, Nigel P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

haemorrhagic disease of the newborn; infant, newborn; prevention and control; surveillance and monitoring; vitamin K deficiency bleeding

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BREAST FEEDING; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER DISEASE; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; NEWBORN; NEWBORN HEMORRHAGIC DISEASE; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS;

ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; VITAMIN K; VITAMIN K DEFICIENCY BLEEDING;

EID: 79960742196     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2010.01995.x     Document Type: Article

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