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Original Article
Effect of Prophylactic Treatment of High Doses Recombinant Human Erythropoietin on Anemia in Premature Infants
Soon Seong Park, Seong Ho Hong, Hye Lime Jung, Dong Hyeok Keum
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1995;38(10):1384-1393.   Published online October 15, 1995
Purpose : This study was conducted to determine whether prophylatic treatment with recombinant human erythropoietin(rHuEPO) could prevent anemia and reduce the need for blood transfusion in premature infants. Methods : This study was conducted from May, 1992 to July 1994. We randomly assigned 24 premature infants with gestational age less than 34 weeks and birth weight less than 2.0kg. After having...