Iron dosing frequency

Affiliations

¹ Fifth-year hematology resident, at the University of Calgary in Alberta.
² Clinical Professor and Professor Emeritus of Medicine in Paediatrics and Oncology, at the University of Calgary in Alberta.
³ Director of Programs and Practice Support at the College of Family Physicians of Canada.

Holly Lee et al. Can Fam Physician. 2021 Jun.

. 2021 Jun;67(6):436.

doi: 10.46747/cfp.6706436.

¹ Fifth-year hematology resident, at the University of Calgary in Alberta.
² Clinical Professor and Professor Emeritus of Medicine in Paediatrics and Oncology, at the University of Calgary in Alberta.
³ Director of Programs and Practice Support at the College of Family Physicians of Canada.

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