Treatment of iron deficiency anemia in children: A comparative study of ferrous ascorbate and colloidal iron

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 385-390

  Yewale, Vijay N ^a   Dewan, Bhupesh ^b  

^a Dr Yewale's Hospital and Vashi Criticare (Tertiary Care Hospital)   (India)

^b Zuventus Healthcare Ltd   (India)

Author keywords

Anemia; Children; Colloidal iron; Ferrous ascorbate; Hemoglobin

Indexed keywords

FERONIA XT; FERRIC HYDROXIDE; FERRITIN; FERROUS ASCORBATE; HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN A2; TONOFERON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; ERYTHROCYTE VOLUME; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; OPEN STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; ASCORBIC ACID; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLLOIDS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DRUG DOSAGE CALCULATIONS; DRUG MONITORING; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INFANT; IRON COMPOUNDS; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMINS;

EID: 84887432595     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: 09737693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-012-0906-6     Document Type: Article

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