Iron Deficiency Is Common During Remission in Children With Inflammatory Bowel Disease

• Main Authors: Emma Wikholm MD (Author), Petter Malmborg MD, PhD (Author), Maria Forssberg MD (Author), Carl-Axel Hederos MD, PhD (Author), Sverre Wikström MD, PhD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2016-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The aim was to study prevalence of iron deficiency in children with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) during remission. In addition, there was an observational evaluation of hematological response to oral iron. A population-based retrospective study including 90 Swedish children (median 13 years) wit...