Nutritional interventions for the prevention of maternal morbidity

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 231-246

  Kulier, R ^a   De Onis, M ^b   Gulmezoglu A M ^c   Villar, J ^c  

^a UK COCHRANE CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; CALCIUM; FISH OIL; FOLIC ACID; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; MAGNESIUM; RETINOL; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

ANEMIA; BLEEDING; CESAREAN SECTION; ECLAMPSIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION; LABOR COMPLICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MATERNAL NUTRITION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 0032416007     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7292(98)00163-5     Document Type: Review

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