A randomized controlled trial examining the addition of folic acid to iron supplementation in the treatment of postpartum anemia

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 101-105

  Van Der Woude, Daisy A A ^a,b   De Vries, Jolanda ^a,b   Van Wijk, Eduard M ^b   Verzijl, Jacques M ^b   Pijnenborg, Johanna M A ^b  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b CPRLab   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anemia; Compliance; Fatigue; Folic acid; Health status; Hemoglobin; Iron; Postpartum

Indexed keywords

FERROUS FUMARATE; FOLIC ACID; HEMOGLOBIN; TRANSFERRIN; FERROUS ION;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ERUPTION; ERYTHROCYTE VOLUME; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HEALTH STATUS; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETICULOCYTE COUNT; SHORT FORM 36; TRANSFERRIN BLOOD LEVEL; ADULT; BLOOD; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG COMBINATION; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; ANEMIA; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; FOLIC ACID; HEALTH STATUS; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84903725246     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: 18793479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2014.02.013     Document Type: Article

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