Treatments for iron-deficiency anaemia in pregnancy

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Volumn , Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Reveiz, Ludovic ^a   Gyte, G M L ^b   Cuervo, L G ^b  

^a Instituto de Investigaciones   (Colombia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anemia, iron deficiency *therapy ; Injections, intramuscular; Injections, intravenous; Iron compounds *administration dosage; adverse effects ; Pregnancy complications, hematologic *therapy

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RETRACTED ARTICLE; REVIEW;

EID: 44949103212     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD003094.pub2     Document Type: Review

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