Anaemia in pregnancy-Not just iron deficiency

Acta Haematologica

Volumn 130, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 279-280

  Pasricha, Sant Rayn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; TRACE ELEMENT;

ANEMIA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HEMOGLOBINOPATHY; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON OVERLOAD; IRON STORAGE; NOTE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THALASSEMIA; ALPHA THALASSEMIA; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; PREVALENCE; RETINOL DEFICIENCY;

ANEMIA; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRON; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEMATOLOGIC; THALASSEMIA;

EID: 84888223236     PISSN: 00015792     EISSN: 14219662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000353162     Document Type: Note

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