Vitamin A supplementation improves retinal function in infants at risk of retinopathy of prematurity

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 160, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  MacTier, Helen ^a   McCulloch, Daphne L ^b   Hamilton, Ruth ^c,d   Galloway, Peter ^d   Bradnam, Michael S ^c   Young, David ^e   Lavy, Timothy ^d   Farrell, Lesley ^b   Weaver, Lawrence T ^c  

^a Princess Royal Maternity ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DHA; Docosahexanoic acid; Electroretinogram; ERG; GA; Gestational age; IM; Intramuscular; Maternal expressed breast milk; MEBM; PMA; Postmenstrual age; RDR; Relative dose response; Retinopathy of prematurity; ROP

Indexed keywords

DALIVIT; RETINOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG MEGADOSE; ELECTRORETINOGRAM; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETINA; RETINA ROD; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 84861532569     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: 10976833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.12.013     Document Type: Article

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