Iron prophylaxis in pregnancy: Intravenous route versus oral route

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 135-139

  Bencaiova, Gabriela ^a   von Mandach, Ursula ^a   Zimmermann, Roland ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Iron deficiency; Pregnancy; Prophylaxis

Indexed keywords

FERRIC HYDROXIDE SUCROSE; FERROUS SULFATE; TARDYFERON;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BREAST DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FETUS OUTCOME; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GESTATION PERIOD; HEMATOLOGY; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFORMED CONSENT; INJURY; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYALGIA; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PHASE 4 CLINICAL TRIAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UTERINE CERVIX INCOMPETENCE; VAGINA BLEEDING;

EID: 67349084978     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2009.03.006     Document Type: Article

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