Primal Health Databank: Study
| Entry No: | 0162 |
| Title: | The risk of childhood cancer after neonatal exposure to vitamin K |
| Author(s): | Klebanoff MA, Read JS, et al. |
| Reference: | New Eng J Med 1993; 329: 905-08 |
| Place of Study: | USA |
| Abstract: | Among 54,795 children born in 1959-68 and followed-up to their 8th birthday, 48 had cancer and 44 of these had received vitamin K by injection in all but 1 case. This study did not demonstrate any correlation between vitamin K injected at birth and childhood cancer. |
| Keyword(s): | cancer in childhood, vitamin K |
| Discussion: | See entries 0158 to 016 See in particular discussion for entry 0159 |
| See Also: | 0158, 0159, 0160 |
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