Impact of weekly treatment with ferrous sulfate on hemoglobin level, morbidity and nutritional status of anemic infants

Jornal de Pediatria

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 452-457

  Lima, Ana C V M S ^a,b   Lima, Marilia C ^a   Guerra, Miriam Q F ^a   Romani, Sylvia A M ^a   Eickmann, Sophie H ^a   Lira, Pedro I C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b UFPE ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anemia; Hemoglobin level; Infant; Iron; Weekly treatment

Indexed keywords

FERROUS SULFATE; HEMOGLOBIN;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; FOLLOW UP; GROWTH DISORDER; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; NAUSEA; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; SIDE EFFECT; TOOTH COLOR; VOMITING; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANEMIA; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIARRHEA, INFANTILE; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; HEMATINICS; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INFANT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845498852     PISSN: 00217557     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2223/JPED.1568     Document Type: Article

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