Erythrocyte indices in pregnancy: Effect of intermittent iron supplementation

National Medical Journal of India

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 135-137

  Mukhopadhyay, Asima ^a   Bhatla, Neerja ^a   Kriplani, Alka ^a   Agarwal, Nutan ^a   Saxena, Renu ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INTERMITTENT THERAPY; ERYTHROCYTE DISORDER; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMATOCRIT; HEMODILUTION; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL DISEASE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PRENATAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRON; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEMATOLOGIC; PRENATAL CARE;

EID: 3042728555     PISSN: 0970258X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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