Addition of cobalamin to iron and folic acid improves hemoglobin rise in nutritional anemia

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 79, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1592-1596

  Chandelia, Sudha ^a   Chandra, Jagdish ^a   Narayan, Shashi ^a   Aneja, Satinder ^a   Chawla, Har Mohindra ^b   Sharma, Sunita ^a   Mrig, Sarika ^b  

^a KALAWATI SARAN CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Cobalamin; Folic acid; Hemoglobin; Iron; Megaloblastic anemia; Nutritional anemia

Indexed keywords

COBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; MECOBALAMIN;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DIMORPHIC ANEMIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INFANT; IRON DEFICIENCY; MACROCYTIC ANEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEGALOCYTOSIS; NUTRITIONAL ANEMIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ANEMIA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION DISORDERS; IRON; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN B 12;

EID: 84878460748     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: 09737693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-012-0725-9     Document Type: Article

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