Hemoglobin concentration in pregnant women: Experience from Moshi, Tanzania

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 241-244

  Bergsjø, Per ^a   Seha, Ahmada M ^b   Ole King'ori, Naphtal ^c  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b KILIMANJARO CHRISTIAN MEDICAL CENTRE   (Tanzania)

^c Mount Meru Regional Hospital   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Hemoglobin; Pregnancy; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MATERNAL AGE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TANZANIA;

ANEMIA; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN A; HEMOGLOBINOMETRY; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; TANZANIA;

EID: 0029919601     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00016349609047094     Document Type: Article

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