Environmental & Analytical Toxicology

Khan AH

Publications

• Research Article
  Evaluation of Iron Supplementation Effects on Various Haematological Parameters in Pregnant Anemic Patients of Sargodha Region in Pakistan
  Author(s): Dogar MZ, Latif I, Saba A, Kanwal S, Khan AH, Khan ZI and Ahmad KDogar MZ, Latif I, Saba A, Kanwal S, Khan AH, Khan ZI and Ahmad K
  
  This study shows the beneficial role of iron to enhance various haematological parameters. Forty pregnant anemic women were selected at random from Sargodha region from the anti-natal outdoor patient department of DHQ Teaching Hospital Sargodha, Depending upon age they were subdivided into 02 Groups (Group-1<30 years & Group-2 ≥ 30 years age). They were given iron supplementation for a period of 3 months duration (1st June to 31st August 2012) in their 2nd trimester period. They were asked to take oral iron supplementation (150 mg per day equivalent to 56 mg of elemental iron) in the form of available branded medicine. Blood samples were collected before and after the treatment. The evaluation of haematological parameters showed that iron supplementation has positive effects on all haematological parameters. As Haemoglobin (Hb) iron level raised from 8.2 g/dl to 10 g/dl i.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-0525.1000179

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