Seasonal variation in risk of anemia among pregnant Nepali women

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 215-222

  Bondevik, G T ^a   Lie, R T ^a   Ulstein, M ^a   Kvale G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Anemia; Nepal; Pregnancy; Seasonal variation

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; NEPAL; NORMAL HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; TEMPERATURE; WINTER;

EID: 0034213046     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7292(00)00206-X     Document Type: Article

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