Iron supplementation in premature infants using the zinc protoporphyrin to heme ratio: Short- and long-term outcomes

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 712-716

  Miller, S M ^a  

^a NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

ferritin; ferrous sulfate; iron deficiency; motor delay

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; FERROUS SULFATE; HEME; PROTOPORPHYRIN ZINC;

ARTICLE; BAYLEY SCALES OF INFANT DEVELOPMENT; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG MEGADOSE; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON THERAPY; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; POST HOC ANALYSIS; PREMATURITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOMOTOR DEVELOPMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELIABILITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEME; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROTOPORPHYRINS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84883462640     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2013.40     Document Type: Article

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