Intravenous iron therapy: How far have we come?

Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 461-469

  Cançado, Rodolfo Delfini ^a   Muñoz, Manuel ^b  

^a FACULDADE DE CIÊNCIAS MÉDICAS DA SANTA CASA DE SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anemia; Infusions; Intravenous; Iron compounds; Iron deficiency; Iron deficiency

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856344519     PISSN: 15168484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5581/1516-8484.20110123     Document Type: Review

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