Intentional iron overdose in pregnancy-management and outcome

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 225-228

  Tran, Thao ^a   Wax, Joseph R ^a   Philput, Christine ^a   Steinfeld, Joy D ^a   Ingardia, Charles J ^a  

^a HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Deferoxamine; Iron poisoning; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

DEFEROXAMINE;

ABORTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMAN; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON OVERLOAD; LITERATURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHELATING AGENTS; DEFEROXAMINE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; HUMANS; IRON; IRON COMPOUNDS; OVERDOSE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROBABILITY; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0034141438     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(99)00199-7     Document Type: Article

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