The impact of malarial infection and diet on the anaemia status of rural pregnant Malawian women

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 53, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 792-801

  Huddle, J M ^b   Gibson, R S ^a   Cullinan, Tr ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anaemia; Biochemical iron status; Dietary iron; Malaria; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FERRITIN; FOLIC ACID; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; TRANSFERRIN; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; DIET; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON INTAKE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALAWI; PARITY; PLANT; PREGNANCY; RURAL POPULATION; TRANSFERRIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0032743711     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1600851     Document Type: Article

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