Rapid recovery time of hemoglobin level in female regular blood donors with ferrous fumarate and high dose of ascorbic acid supplement

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 165-171

  Chiamchanya, Nichapa ^a  

^a THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Blood donor; Ferrous fumarate; Hemoglobin; Iron supplement

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; FERROUS FUMARATE; HEMOGLOBIN;

ABDOMINAL CRAMP; ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; CONSTIPATION; DIARRHEA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; MELENA; NAUSEA;

ADULT; ASCORBIC ACID; BLOOD DONORS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

EID: 84873930143     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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