Anaemia in pregnancy - A cross-sectional study in Singapore

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 65-70

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

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Anaemia in pregnancy; Iron deficiency; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; IRON;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INSTRUMENTAL DELIVERY; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MULTIPARA; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINGAPORE; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 0031965037     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1600517     Document Type: Article

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