Failure to demonstrate postpartum functional iron deficiency using quantitative red blood cell analysis

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 69-74

  Richter, Christiane ^a   Weitzel, Hans ^a   Huch, Albert ^b   Huch, Renate ^b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITÄTSSPITAL ZÜRICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Erythropoiesis; Flow cytometry; Iron deficiency; Postpartum

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; ERYTHROPOIESIS; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; MICROCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; RETICULOCYTE COUNT;

EID: 0032918084     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(98)00299-1     Document Type: Article

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