CLINICAL, HEMATOLOGICAL, AND HISTOPATHOLOGICAL CORRELATES OF DRUG-RESPONSIVE ANEMIA IN CHILDREN: EVALUATION OF THERAPEUTIC RESPONSE AND PHARMACOLOGICAL FACTORS
Keywords:
Pediatric anemia; iron deficiency anemia; hematinics; bone marrow; therapeutic response;irontherapy;vitaminB12;pharmacological treatment.Abstract
Background: Anemia is a frequenthematological disorder in childhood and mayresult from nutritional deficiencies, chronicdisease, hemolysis, blood loss, or bone marrow pathology. A substantial proportion of pediatricanemia is amenable to specific pharmacologicaltherapy, particularly supplementation
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