Effect of delayed versus early umbilical cord clamping on neonatal outcomes and iron status at 4 months: A randomised controlled trial

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 343, Issue 7836, 2011, Pages 1244-

  Andersson, Ola ^a,b   Hellström Westas, Lena ^b   Andersson, Dan ^a   Domellöf, Magnus ^c  

^a Hospital of Halland   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; INFANT; IRON DEFICIENCY; NEWBORN; OBSTETRIC CARE; PHOTOTHERAPY; POLYCYTHEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK REDUCTION; SWEDEN; UMBILICAL CORD; UMBILICAL CORD CLAMPING;

ADULT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; ANEMIA, NEONATAL; CONSTRICTION; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; ERYTHROCYTE INDICES; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PHOTOTHERAPY; POLYCYTHEMIA; PREGNANCY; TIME FACTORS; UMBILICAL CORD;

EID: 83755195992     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.d7157     Document Type: Article

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