Iron Supplementation in Prematurity: How Much is Too Much?

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3-4

  Kling, Pamela J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ERYTHROPOIETIN; FERROUS FUMARATE; IRON;

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL DEFICIENCY; BIRTH WEIGHT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDITORIAL; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HEMOLYSIS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON THERAPY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PERINATAL CARE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANEMIA, NEONATAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ERYTHROPOIETIN, RECOMBINANT; FEMALE; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 34250625680     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2007.03.041     Document Type: Editorial

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