March 2008. Volume 4. Number 1

Vitamin A supplementation could improve the survival in very low birthweight infants

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Darlow BA, Graham PJ. Vitamin A supplementation to prevent mortality and short and long-term morbidity in very low birthweight infants. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2007;(4):CD000501
Reviewers: Carvajal Encina F1, Balaguer Santamaría A2.
1UCIN Hospital de La Serena y Escuela de Medicina Universidad Católica del Norte. Coquimbo. Chile.
2H General Catalunya. Sant Cugat del Vallés. Barcelona. España.
Correspondence: Fernando Carvajal Encina. Email: fcarvajal@ucn.cl
Reception date: 10/02/2008
Acceptance date: 19/02/2008
Publication date: 01/03/2008

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How to cite this article

Carvajal Encina F, Balaguer A. Suplementos de vitamina A podrían mejorar la supervivencia de prematuros de muy bajo peso al nacimiento. Evid Pediatr. 2008;4:11.

AVC | Critically appraised articles

Darlow BA, Graham PJ. Vitamin A supplementation to prevent mortality and short and long-term morbidity in very low birthweight infants. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2007;(4):CD000501
Reviewers: Carvajal Encina F1, Balaguer Santamaría A2.
1UCIN Hospital de La Serena y Escuela de Medicina Universidad Católica del Norte. Coquimbo. Chile.
2H General Catalunya. Sant Cugat del Vallés. Barcelona. España.
Correspondence: Fernando Carvajal Encina. Email: fcarvajal@ucn.cl
Reception date: 10/02/2008
Acceptance date: 19/02/2008
Publication date: 01/03/2008

How to cite this article

Carvajal Encina F, Balaguer A. Suplementos de vitamina A podrían mejorar la supervivencia de prematuros de muy bajo peso al nacimiento. Evid Pediatr. 2008;4:11.

References

  1. Shenai JP, Chytil F, Jhaveri A, Stahlman MT. Plasma vitamin A and retinol-binding protein in premature and term neonates.J Pediatr. 1981;99:302-5.
  2. Mactier H, Weaver LT. Vitamin A and preterm infants: what we know, what we don't know, and what we need to know. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2005;90(:F103-8.
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