The Lancet. Global health
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The Lancet. Global health · Dec 2019
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudySafety and effectiveness of intravenous iron sucrose versus standard oral iron therapy in pregnant women with moderate-to-severe anaemia in India: a multicentre, open-label, phase 3, randomised, controlled trial.
Intravenous iron sucrose is a promising therapy for increasing haemoglobin concentration; however, its effect on clinical outcomes in pregnancy is not yet established. We aimed to assess the safety and clinical effectiveness of intravenous iron sucrose (intervention) versus standard oral iron (control) therapy in the treatment of women with moderate-to-severe iron deficiency anaemia in pregnancy. ⋯ WHO, India.
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The Lancet. Global health · Dec 2019
Women and children living in areas of armed conflict in Africa: a geospatial analysis of mortality and orphanhood.
The population effects of armed conflict on non-combatant vulnerable populations are incompletely understood. We aimed to study the effects of conflict on mortality among women of childbearing age (15-49 years) and on orphanhood among children younger than 15 years in Africa. ⋯ Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to the BRANCH Consortium.