Anaemia during pregnancy as a risk factor for iron-deficiency anaemia in infancy: A case-control study in Jordan

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 461-468

  Kilbride, Julia ^a   Baker, Terry G ^a   Parapia, Liakat A ^b   Khoury, Sami A ^d   Shuqaidef, Saher W ^c   Jerwood, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b BRADFORD ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c Health Systems Consultant   (Jordan)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Anaemia; Cord blood; Infancy; Iron deficiency; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

IRON; PROTOPORPHYRIN ZINC;

ANAEMIA; CHILD HEALTH; DIET; IRON; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFECTION RATE; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; JORDAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITION; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR DEVELOPMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FERRITINS; FETAL BLOOD; HUMANS; INFANT; JORDAN; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEMATOLOGIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROTOPORPHYRINS; RISK FACTORS;

JORDAN;

EID: 0033039105     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/28.3.461     Document Type: Article

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