Anaemia in pregnancy - Is the current definition meaningful?

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 68, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 53-58

  Lao, Terence T ^a   Pun, Ting Chung ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Antenatal anaemia; Iron deficiency; Pregnancy outcome; Thalassaemia trait

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030249854     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0301-2115(96)02479-7     Document Type: Article

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