Iron deficiency anemia as a cause of breath holding spells

Journal of Postgraduate Medical Institute

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 171-174

  Ziaullah, ^a   Nawaz, Shah ^a   Shah, Saminullah ^a   Talaat, Azmat ^a  

^a Postgraduate Medical Institute   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Breath holding spells; Hemoglobin; Iron deficiency anemia

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BREATH HOLDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; INFANT; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON THERAPY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 23844464821     PISSN: 10135472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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