iron supplementation

collocation in English

meaningsofironandsupplementation

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iron
noun
uk
/aɪən/us
/aɪrn/
a chemical element that is a common greyish-coloured metal. It is strong, used in making steel, and exists in very small amounts ...
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supplementation
noun[U]
uk
/sʌp.lɪ.menˈteɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌsʌp.lə.menˈteɪ.ʃən/
pills or drinks containing substances people usually get from food that are given to patients who do not weigh enough or who are not able to take in enough of these substances ...
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(Definition ofironandsupplementationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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A computer simulation model has also been developed that accurately predicts hemoglobin and serum ferritin concentrations in children givenironsupplementation(32).
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The 2 groups which did not receiveironsupplementationhad a greater loss than the supplemented groups.
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We recently investigatedironsupplementationin the postpartum period for women with depleted iron stores before delivery but without anaemia.
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Heterozygous carriers of these disorders typically have normal fertility, and are thus at greatest risk from nonselectiveironsupplementation.
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However, they observed a higher rate of hospital admission in the children for convulsions of women withironsupplementation.
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There were significant differences in both haemoglobin and ferritin values between the group which received anthelmintic treatment only and the group which received both anthelmintic treatment andironsupplementation.
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Anaemia in thalassaemic patients during pregnancy might be improved byironsupplementationif the stores are depleted.
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Zinc supplementation may prevent morbidity and mortality related to diarrheal illnesses, andironsupplementationmay improve cognitive development, in children.
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Ironsupplementationis routinely prescribed.
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In longstanding cases and in patients who have takenironsupplementationor received numerous blood transfusions, iron overload may be a significant problem.
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Whileironsupplementationcan be a pragmatic treatment for athletes that are anemic, its effects remain unclear in athletes that are nonanemic.
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In case of substantial bleeding,ironsupplementationmay be helpful.
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Anemia may have to be treated withironsupplementation.
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Ironsupplementationdecreases the rates of donor deferral due to low hemoglobin, both at the first donation visit and at subsequent donations.
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However,ironsupplementationcan exacerbate malaria infection.
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Ironsupplementationhas not been demonstrated to improve athletic performance in individuals who are nonanemic.
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