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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
2
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1978-3-29
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pubmed:abstractText |
Serum ferritin estimation has been shown to be a reliable test to reveal iron deficiency. Such estimations have been made in groups of male blood donors with a varying number of previous phlebotomies and a mean interval between donations of 9.9 +/- 1.7 SD weeks. It was found that the mean ferritin level was significantly (p less than 0.001) lower in the blood donors than in nondonors. After 6-8 phlebotomies it was about 40% lower. Subnormal ferritin values were found in 10% of the donors, almost exclusively among those who had taken less than 1,000 mg of iron supplementation since the last donation. It is concluded that with a donation interval of about 10 weeks, there is a considerable risk for iron deficiency after about 6 donations. This risk is far less if more than 1,000 mg of iron supplementation is taken between phlebotomies. A role for serum ferritin estimation in monitoring donation intervals and/or iron therapy is suggested.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:chemical | |
pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:issn |
0042-9007
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
34
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
65-70
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-11-15
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:622818-Anemia, Hypochromic,
pubmed-meshheading:622818-Blood Donors,
pubmed-meshheading:622818-Bloodletting,
pubmed-meshheading:622818-Ferritins,
pubmed-meshheading:622818-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:622818-Iron,
pubmed-meshheading:622818-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:622818-Radioimmunoassay,
pubmed-meshheading:622818-Time Factors
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pubmed:year |
1978
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Serum ferritin levels in male blood donors: relation to number of phlebotomies and iron supplementation.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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