Iron deficiency anemia in pregnancy: Intravenous versus oral route

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of India

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 317-321

  Deeba, Shafi ^a   Purandare, Shekhar V ^a   Sathe, A V ^a  

^a K J Somaiya Medical College   (India)

Author keywords

Hemoglobin; Iron deficiency anemia; Iron sucrose; Oral ferrous ascorbate; Serum ferritin

Indexed keywords

FERRIC HYDROXIDE SUCROSE; FERRITIN; FERROUS ASCORBATE; HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DIZZINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EPIGASTRIC DISCOMFORT; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TASTE DISORDER;

EID: 84866480967     PISSN: 09719202     EISSN: 09756434     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13224-012-0222-0     Document Type: Article

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