Ferrous sulfate supplementation causes significant gastrointestinal side-effects in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

<h4>Background</h4>The tolerability of oral iron supplementation for the treatment of iron deficiency anemia is disputed.<h4>Objective</h4>Our aim was to quantify the odds of GI side-effects in adults related to current gold standard oral iron therapy, namely ferrous sulfate....

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Main Authors: Zoe Tolkien, Lynne Stecher, Adrian P Mander, Dora I A Pereira, Jonathan J Powell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0117383
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