Maternal hemoglobin concentration and birth weight

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 71, Issue 5 SUPPL., 2000, Pages

  Steer, Philip J ^a  

^a CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Intrauterine growth restriction; Iron deficiency; Maternal hemoglobin; Mean corpuscular volume; Plasma volume; Preterm labor; Women

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; IRON;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON THERAPY; MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN; PLASMA VOLUME; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURE LABOR; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0034110340     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/71.5.1285s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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