The Aetiology of Anaemia in Pregnancy in West Africa

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 5-7

  Van Den Broek, Nynke ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; IRON;

AFRICA; ANEMIA; DIET; FEMALE; HOOKWORM INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALARIA; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; REVIEW;

EID: 0030032486     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: 17581133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/004947559602600103     Document Type: Review

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