PREVENTION OF VITAMIN K DEFICIENCY BLEEDING IN NEWBORNS
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Oral mixed micellar vitamin K for prevention of late vitamin K deficiency bleeding.
OBJECTIVE To determine whether the use of mixed micellar vitamin K improves the efficacy of the 3 x 2 mg oral vitamin K prophylaxis schedule. DESIGN Nationwide active surveillance for vitamin K deficiency bleeding (VKDB) complemented with two surveys on the use of the mixed micellar preparation in hospitals and by paediatricians. SETTING AND PATIENTS Infants in Germany in 1997-2000. INTER...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Haematology
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0007-1048
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1999.01104.x