Elevated iron indices in preterm infants: Association with male gender

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 7-12

  Molloy, E J ^a,b   El Khuffash, A ^a   Bieda, A ^c   Jelinek, M M ^c   Baley, J ^c  

^a NATIONAL MATERNITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ferritin; Percent binding; Red cell transfusion; TIBC; Very low birth weight infant

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FERRITIN; IRON;

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; IRON BINDING CAPACITY; IRON THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORGAN INJURY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

BILIRUBIN; BIRTH WEIGHT; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; FERRITINS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; IRON; IRON-BINDING PROTEINS; MALE; SERUM ALBUMIN; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 58349085765     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: 10988785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1090588     Document Type: Article

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