Efficacy of intravenous iron for treating postpartum anemia in low-resource african countries: A pilot study in Malawi

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 123-127

  Armand Ugón, Rosario ^a   Cheong, Teresa ^b   Matapandewu, George ^b   Rojo Sanchís, Amelia ^a   Bisbe, Elvira ^c   Muñoz, Manuel ^d  

^a Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos Hospital Sant Joan Despi Moisés Broggi   (Spain)

^b Francisco Palau Community Hospital   (Malawi)

^c HOSPITAL DE L ESPERANÇA   (Spain)

^d Transfusion Medicine   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERRIC HYDROXIDE SUCROSE; FERROUS SULFATE; HEMOGLOBIN;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALAWI; PILOT STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTPARTUM ANEMIA; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; HEMOGLOBINOMETRY; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALAWI; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PILOT PROJECTS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RURAL POPULATION; SUCROSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79251474747     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2010.2192     Document Type: Article

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