Influence of prenatal iron and zinc supplements on supplemental iron absorption, red blood cell iron incorporation, and iron status in pregnant Peruvian women

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 509-515

  O'Brien, Kimberly O ^a   Zavaleta, Nelly ^b   Caulfield, Laura E ^b   Yang, Dong Xiao ^b   Abrams, Steven A ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anemia; Ferritin; Folate; Iron; Peru; Pregnancy; Stable isotopes; Zinc

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; IRON; ISOTOPE; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IRON ABSORPTION; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON THERAPY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MATERNAL BLOOD; PERU; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL CARE;

AMERICAS; ANEMIA--PREVENTION AND CONTROL; BIOLOGY; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISEASES; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICES; IRON; LATIN AMERICA; METALS; MICRONUTRIENTS; NUTRITION PROGRAMS; PERU; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMEN; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REPRODUCTION; RESEARCH REPORT; SOUTH AMERICA;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; IRON; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PERU; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; ZINC;

EID: 0033040031     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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