Iron status in febrile seizure: A case-control study

Iranian Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 39-42

  Salehia, Omran M ^a   Tamaddoni, A ^a   Nasehi, M ^b   Babazadeh, H ^a   Alizadeh, Navaei R ^b  

^a BABOL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b MAZANDARAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Children; Febrile seizure; Iron deficiency anemia

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 77953384369     PISSN: 17354668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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