Guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of iron deficiency across indications: A systematic review

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1585-1594

  Peyrin Biroulet, Laurent ^a   Williet, Nicolas ^a   Cacoub, Patrice ^b,c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c INSERM   (France)

^d Unit of Dermatology   (France)

^e PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Ferritin; Guidelines; Iron deficiency; Management systematic review; TSAT

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; ANTIANEMIC AGENT; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; FERRIC ION; IRON INTAKE;

AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CHEMOTHERAPY INDUCED ANEMIA; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EUROPE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; FRANCE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; IRON BINDING CAPACITY; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON DEFICIENCY; JAPAN; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MENSTRUATION; MEXICO; POLAND; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; REVIEW; TRANSFERRIN SATURATION; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ALGORITHM; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BLOOD; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; COMPLICATION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG EFFECTS; HEALTH; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; IRON INTAKE; IRON OVERLOAD; THERAPEUTIC USE;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVENOUS; ALGORITHMS; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BIOMARKERS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOWN-REGULATION; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; FERRITINS; GLOBAL HEALTH; HEMATINICS; HUMANS; IRON OVERLOAD; IRON, DIETARY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 84948744621     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.114.103366     Document Type: Review

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