Iron deficiency in adolescent female dancers.
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IRON DEFICIENCY IN ADOLESCENT FEMALE DANCERS E. MAHLAMAKI and S. MAHLAMAKI
The iron balance of 25 adolescent dancers and 23 control females of the same age were studied. The concentrations of fasting blood haemoglobin, serum iron, serum transferrin and serum ferritin were determined. Iron supplementation (ferrous sulphate corresponding to 100 mg of elemental iron per day) was instigated if body iron stores were low (serum ferritin < 30 gg.l-1). Blood samples were draw...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Sports Medicine
سال: 1988
ISSN: 0306-3674
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.22.2.55