Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3916965 | Early Human Development | 2010 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Vitamin K is the most common ‘drug’ administered to babies born in the western world. For many decades vitamin K prophylaxis has been a routine treatment at birth for preterm infants. Despite universal use in preterm infants, very little work has been done to date to refine vitamin K dosage in this population or to assess vitamin K status after prophylaxis. Current regimens of prophylaxis used for preterm infants vary widely in terms of dose, route of administration, and formulation used.
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Authors
Paul Clarke,