The determinants of iron status in early pregnancy

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 249-255

  Robinson, Siân ^a   Godfrey, Keith ^a   Denne, Jonathan ^a   Cox, Vanessa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ferritin; Iron; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CALCIUM; FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CALCIUM INTAKE; CELL VOLUME; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; IRON STORAGE; MULTIPARA; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; BODY MASS INDEX; CALCIUM, DIETARY; DIET; ERYTHROCYTE VOLUME; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; IRON; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 0031914063     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BJN19980042     Document Type: Article

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