Daily doses of 20 mg of elemental iron compensate for iron loss in regular blood donors: a randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled study

BACKGROUND:  A considerable number of regular blood donors develops an iron deficiency, and the exact amount of iron required to compensate for the iron loss from whole‐blood donation in males and females is still unknown.

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