Iron supplementation for anemia after hip fracture surgery: A randomized trial of 300 patients

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 265-269

  Parker, Martyn J ^a  

^a PETERBOROUGH DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERROUS SULFATE; HEMOGLOBIN; ANTIANEMIC AGENT; FERROUS ION;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION HABIT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HIP FRACTURE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; IRON THERAPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANEMIA; FEMALE; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; HEMATINICS; HEMOGLOBINS; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 77950510309     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.I.00883     Document Type: Article

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