Pathogenesis of Vitamin K Deficiency in Newborn Infants
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Administration of vitamin K to newborn infants and childhood cancer.
OBJECTIVES To investigate whether childhood cancer is associated with intramuscular administration of vitamin K to newborn infants. DESIGN Routines for administration of vitamin K to infants born after normal deliveries during 1973-89 were obtained from maternity hospitals. Occurrence of cancer up to the end of 1991 was identified by comparing these records with the national cancer registry. ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology
سال: 1992
ISSN: 0301-4800,1881-7742
DOI: 10.3177/jnsv.38.special_409