Efficacy and safety of Total Dose Infusion of low molecular weight iron dextran in the treatment of iron deficiency anemia during pregnancy

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 424-427

  Ayub, Rukhsana ^a,b   Tariq, Nabia ^a   Adil, Malik Muhammad ^a   Iqbal, Mobeen ^a   Junaid, Ayesha ^a   Jaferry, Tara ^a  

^a SHIFA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Pakistan)

^b NONE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Anemia; Iron dextran; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

DEXTRAN; FERRITIN; FERROUS SULFATE; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; FLUSHING; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART PALPITATION; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; SIDE EFFECT; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ADULT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; HEMATINICS; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; IRON-DEXTRAN COMPLEX; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEMATOLOGIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 52949128733     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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