The role of prophylactic iron supplementation in pregnancy

International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 383-389

  Singh, Kuldip ^a   Fong, Y F ^a   Arulkumaran, S ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; ERYTHROCYTE PROTOPORPHYRIN; FERRITIN; FOLIC ACID; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; TRANSFERRIN;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DELIVERY; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL PERIOD; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; THALASSEMIA; TRANSFERRIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0031692032     PISSN: 09637486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09637489809089413     Document Type: Article

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