Iron plus folate is more effective than iron alone in the treatment of iron deficiency anaemia in pregnancy: A randomised, double blind clinical trial

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 109, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1009-1014

  Juarez Vazquez, Jorge ^a   Bonizzoni, Erminio ^b   Scotti, Aurelio ^c,d  

^a Hospital General Dario Fernandez Fierro   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c Medical Department   (Italy)

^d Italfarmaco SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; FOLIC ACID; FOLINIC ACID; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; IRON PROTEIN SUCCINYLATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG TOLERANCE; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEXICO; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; IRON; LEUCOVORIN; METALLOPROTEINS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEMATOLOGIC; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SUCCINATES;

EID: 0036754653     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1470-0328(02)01378-2     Document Type: Article

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