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References used for this fact sheet
- Crowther C. A. & Henderson-Smart D. J., 'Vitamin K prior to preterm birth for preventing neonatal periventricular haemorrhage' (Cochrane Review) , in The Cochrane Library, vol. 2, 2001 [online database], Update Software, UK. More information here.
- Victorian Child Health Record (1999), Better Health Channel, Department of Health, Government of Victoria, Melbourne. More information here.
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