Hemoglobin and erythrocyte indices during normal pregnancy and postpartum in 206 women with and without iron supplementation

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 89-98

  Milman, Nils ^a   Byg, Keld Erik ^a   Agger, Anders Ole ^b  

^a NAESTVED HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b HERNING HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Erythrocyte indices; Hemoglobin; Iron metabolism; Iron status; Iron supplementation; Postpartum; Pregnancy; Reference interval

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ERYTHROCYTE; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IRON THERAPY; MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

ANEMIA; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ERYTHROCYTE INDICES; FEMALE; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEMATINICS; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEMATOLOGIC; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; REFERENCE VALUES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033964072     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0412.2000.079002089.x     Document Type: Article

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