Paucity of clinical trials in iron deficiency: Lessons learned from study of vlbw infants

Pediatrics

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Buchanan, George R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Anemia; Infant; Iron deficiency

Indexed keywords

CARBONYL IRON; FERROUS FUMARATE; FERROUS GLUCONATE; FERROUS SULFATE; IRON; PLACEBO;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BREAST MILK; CONSTIPATION; DIARRHEA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; INFANT FEEDING; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING TEST; TASTE DISORDER; TOOTH DISCOLORATION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

EID: 84873427962     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2012-3365     Document Type: Note

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