Comparison between once weekly, twice weekly, and daily oral iron therapy in Jordanian children suffering from iron deficiency anemia

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 368-373

  Hawamdeh, Hasan M ^a   Rawashdeh, Mohammad ^b   Aughsteen, Adib Abdulahad ^c  

^a HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

^c HAWLER MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Iraq)

Author keywords

Children; Iron deficiency anemia; Jordan; Oral iron therapy; Therapy regimens

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; FERROUS ION; HEMOGLOBIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET THERAPY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; JORDAN; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; FERRITINS; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INFANT; JORDAN; MALE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84881240099     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-012-0981-3     Document Type: Article

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