Iron deficiency in pregnancy and the rationality of iron supplements prescribed during pregnancy

MedGenMed Medscape General Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 2008, Pages

  Gautam, Chandra Sekhar ^a   Saha, Lekha ^b   Sekhri, Kavita ^a   Saha, Pradip Kumar ^a  

^a Government Medical College and Hospital Sector 32

^b Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) Sector 12

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONYL IRON; EDETIC ACID; FERROUS GLUCONATE; FERROUS SULFATE; FOLIC ACID; IRON; IRON POLYMALTOSE; SODIUM IRON ETHYLENEDIAMINETETRAACETIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BEDTIME DOSAGE; CONSULTATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIETARY INTAKE; DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKE; DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG FORMULATION; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD PROCESSING; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GASTROINTESTINAL IRRITATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INDIA; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON THERAPY; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NAUSEA; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; REVIEW;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRON; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 58049213920     PISSN: 15310132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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