Iron Deficiency Anemia - References

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References

Citations

  1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (1998). Recommendations to prevent and control iron deficiency in the United States. MMWR, 47(RR-3): 1–29.

Other Works Consulted

  • GM Brittenham (2004). Red blood cell function and disorders of iron metabolism. In DC Dale, DD Federman, eds., Scientific American Medicine, section 5, chap. 2. New York: WebMD.

  • Hillman RS, Ault KA (2005). Iron-deficiency anemia. Hematology in Clinical Practice, 4th ed., pp. 53–64. New York: McGraw-Hill.

  • Kazal LA (2002). Prevention of iron deficiency in infants and toddlers. American Family Physician, 66(7): 1217–1224.

  • Sloan NL, et al. (2002). Effects of iron supplementation on maternal hematologic status in pregnancy. American Journal of Public Health, 92(2): 288–293.

  • Umbreit J (2005). The blood and spleen: Iron deficiency. In RE Rakel, ET Bope, eds., Conn's Current Therapy, pp. 433–425. Philadelphia: Elsevier Saunders.

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