Hemoglobin and red cell indices correlated with serum ferritin concentration in late pregnancy

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 427-431

  Tam, Kar Fai ^a   Lao, Terence T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; MULTIVITAMIN; OBIMIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; IRON THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

EID: 0033105170     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(98)00422-0     Document Type: Article

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