What is appropriate management of iron deficiency for young children?

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 629-630

  Bhargava, Sital ^a   Meurer, Linda N ^a   Jamieson, Barbara ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERROUS SULFATE; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; FERROUS ION;

ARTIFICIAL MILK; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD NUTRITION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSENSUS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG TOLERANCE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INFANT; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON STORAGE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENT COUNSELING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY PREVENTION; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT INDICATION; BLOOD CELL COUNT; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INFANT;

EID: 33746044541     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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