A comparative study between intramuscular iron dextran and oral ferrous sulphate in the treatment of iron deficiency anaemia in pregnancy

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 628-631

  Komolafe, J O ^a   Kuti, O ^a   Ijadunola, K T ^a   Ogunniyi, S O ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERROUS SULFATE; IRON DEXTRAN; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; PAIN; PARITY; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN DEFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; HEMATOCRIT; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; IRON-DEXTRAN COMPLEX; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEMATOLOGIC; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0344826528     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443610310001604394     Document Type: Article

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