Reproductive and socio-economic correlates of maternal haemoglobin levels in a rural area of Papua New Guinea

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 513-518

  Tracer, David P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Haemoglobin; Lactation; Papua New Guinea; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PREGNANCY; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 0030874202     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.1997.d01-327.x     Document Type: Article

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