Intramuscular administration of iron dextran is inappropriate for treatment of moderate pregnancy anemia, both in intervention research on underprivileged women and in routine prenatal care provided by public health services

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-3

  Solomons, Noel W ^a   Schümann, Klaus ^b  

^a Center for Studies of Sensory Impairment Aging and Metabolism (CeSSIAM)   (United States)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRON DEXTRAN;

ANEMIA; BENEFICENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INDIA; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PRENATAL CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RANDOMIZATION; RECIPIENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 23644451645     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/79.1.1     Document Type: Editorial

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