Correlation between maternal and childhood VitB12, folic acid and ferritin levels

Authors

  • Fatima Zeeshan children hospital lahore
  • Attia Bari children hospital lahore
  • Saima Farhan children hospital lahore
  • Uzma Jabeen children hospital lahore
  • Ahsan Waheed Rathore children hospital lahore

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.331.10998

Keywords:

Anemia, Vit B12 deficiency anemia, Folic acid deficiency.

Abstract

Objective: To determine the correlation between serum folic acid, vitamin B12 and ferritin of mother and child and to study various neonatal risk factors as a cause of anemia in children.

Methods: One hundred eighty children two months to two years of age admitted in the department of Pediatric Medicine of The Children

Author Biographies

Fatima Zeeshan, children hospital lahore

MRCPCH, F.C.P.S. ( Assistant professor Paediatric Medicine)

Attia Bari, children hospital lahore

D.C.H, M.C.P.S, F.C.P.S. (Associate  professor Paediatric Medicine)

Saima Farhan, children hospital lahore

fcps

assisstant professor hematology

Uzma Jabeen, children hospital lahore

F.C.P.S. ( Assistant Professor Paediatric Medicine)

Ahsan Waheed Rathore, children hospital lahore

MRCP, MRCPCH, FRCP ( Professor of Paediatric Medicine)

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Published

2017-02-22

How to Cite

Zeeshan, F., Bari, A., Farhan, S., Jabeen, U., & Rathore, A. W. (2017). Correlation between maternal and childhood VitB12, folic acid and ferritin levels. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 33(1). https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.331.10998

Issue

Vol. 33 No. 1 (2017): January – February 2017 Pak J Med Sci

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Original Articles