Current perspectives and practices of newborn vitamin K administration in low and middle income countries

Patricia S Coffey, Emily Gerth-Guyette PATH, Seattle, WA, USABackground: Vitamin K prophylaxis can prevent vitamin K deficiency bleeding (VKDB), and current global recommendations support universal prophylactic use in newborns. Data about access to and use of vitamin K in low and m...

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Main Authors: Coffey PS, Gerth-Guyette E
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2018-04-01
Series:Research and Reports in Neonatology
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Online Access:https://www.dovepress.com/current-perspectives-and-practices-of-newborn-vitamin-k-administration-peer-reviewed-article-RRN