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Prevalence and Predictors of Functional Vitamin K Insufficiency in Mothers and Newborns in Uganda

Vitamin K deficiency bleeding (VKDB) in infancy is a serious but preventable cause of mortality or permanent disability. Lack of epidemiologic data for VKDB in sub-Saharan Africa hinders development and implementation of effective prevention strategies. We used convenience sampling to consecutively...

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Autores principales: Santorino, Data, Siedner, Mark J., Mwanga-Amumpaire, Juliet, Shearer, Martin J., Harrington, Dominic J., Wariyar, Unni
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4632428/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26501317
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu7105408