Body iron and individual iron prophylaxis in pregnancy - Should the iron dose be adjusted according to serum ferritin?

Annals of Hematology

Volumn 85, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 567-573

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b International Center for Research and Research Training in Endocrine Disruption of Male Reproduction and Child Health   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Anemia; Delivery; Ferritin; Food; Hemoglobins; Iron; Iron deficiency; Pregnancy; Puerperium; Supplement

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; FERROUS FUMARATE; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PUERPERIUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FERRITINS; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; HUMANS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEMATOLOGIC; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; RECEPTORS, TRANSFERRIN; TRACE ELEMENTS; TRANSFERRIN;

EID: 33747863921     PISSN: 09395555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00277-006-0141-1     Document Type: Article

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