Mild postnatal anemia: Is it a problem?

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 345-349

  Tam, Kar Fai ^a,b   Lee, Chin Peng ^b   Pun, Ting Chung ^b  

^a QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Hemoglobin and iron deficiency; Postnatal anemia

Indexed keywords

FERROUS SULFATE; HEMOGLOBIN; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERINATAL PERIOD; POSTNATAL ANEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VOMITING; WELLBEING;

ADULT; ANEMIA; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FERRITINS; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEMATOLOGIC; PUERPERAL DISORDERS;

EID: 26844512008     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-871527     Document Type: Article

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