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Examining prescribing practices with respect to oral iron supplementation for post-partum anemia: a retrospective review

Ana-Maria Iancua Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Toronto, Toronto, CanadaView further author information
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Jonah Bucksteinb Faculty of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, CanadaView further author information
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Nir Melameda Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada;c Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, CanadaView further author information
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Yulia Lind Precision Diagnostics and Therapeutics Program, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada;e Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada;f Education and Safety in Transfusion (QUEST) Research Program, University of Toronto Quality in Utilization, Toronto, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 8982-8988 | Received 23 Jun 2021, Accepted 17 Nov 2021, Published online: 29 Nov 2021

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