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Our data suggest that the etiology of the anemia in postpartum anemic women is not always iron deficiency. Using a combination of Hb, MCV and CHr, we increased the stringency to identify truly iron-deficient postpartum anemic women, thereby reducing unnecessary iron supplementation in those women with sufficient iron stores.
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