Significance of an abnormally low or high hemoglobin concentration during pregnancy: Special consideration of iron nutrition

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 72, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2000, Pages

  Yip, Ray ^a  

^a UNICEF   (United States)

Author keywords

Anemia; Birth outcomes; Hemoglobin; Iron deficiency; Iron supplementation; Polycythemia; Preeclampsia; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON;

BLOOD VISCOSITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON THERAPY; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0033923227     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/72.1.272s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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