Iron balance in the red blood cell donor

Developments in Biologicals

Volumn 120, Issue , 2005, Pages 77-82

  Brittenham, G M ^a  

^a Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Blood donor; Iron; Iron balance; Iron supplementation

Indexed keywords

IRON;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD DONOR; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEWBORN;

ANEMIA; BLOOD DONORS; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; IRON; MALE;

EID: 27744573772     PISSN: 14246074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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