Randomized, controlled trial of single versus 3-times-daily ferrous sulfate drops for treatment of anemia

Pediatrics

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 613-616

  Zlotkin, Stanley ^a,b,e   Arthur, Paul ^c,d   Antwi, Kojo Yeboah ^c   Yeung, George ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Ghana)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^e HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anemia; Ferrous sulfate drops; Iron; Randomized controlled trial; Single versus 3 times daily treatment

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; FERROUS SULFATE; HEMOGLOBIN;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DOSE CALCULATION; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; GHANA; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; INFANT; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RURAL POPULATION; TASTE PREFERENCE;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; FERRITINS; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0034861255     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.108.3.613     Document Type: Article

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