Side effects of oral iron prophylaxis in pregnancy - Myth or reality?

Acta Haematologica

Volumn 115, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 53-57

  Milman, Nils ^a,b,c   Byg, Keld Erik ^b   Bergholt, Thomas ^a   Eriksen, Lisbeth ^a  

^a GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Food; Iron; Iron deficiency; Pregnancy; Prophylaxis; Side effects; Supplement

Indexed keywords

FUMARIC ACID; IRON; LAXATIVE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DIARRHEA; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG USE; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; ERUCTATION; FECES; FEMALE; FLATULENCE; GASTROINTESTINAL PAIN; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GESTATION PERIOD; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; IRON THERAPY; METEORISM; NAUSEA; NIGHT; NORMAL HUMAN; PARALLEL DESIGN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIDE EFFECT; VOMITING;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; ANTICARCINOGENIC AGENTS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FUMARATES; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; IRON, DIETARY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEMATOLOGIC; PREGNANCY TRIMESTERS;

EID: 31144465028     PISSN: 00015792     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000089466     Document Type: Article

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