Hemoglobin and ferritin are currently the most efficient indicators of population response to iron interventions: An analysis of nine randomized controlled trials

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 135, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1974-1980

  Mei, Zuguo ^a   Cogswell, Mary E ^a   Parvanta, Ibrahim ^a   Lynch, Sean ^b   Beard, John L ^c   Stoltzfus, Rebecca J ^d   Grummer Strawn, Laurence M ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^b EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Ferritin; Hemoglobin; Iron deficiency; Transferrin receptor

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; PROTOPORPHYRIN ZINC; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON STORAGE; IRON THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 23244443354     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/135.8.1974     Document Type: Article

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