Assessment of iron status using plasma transferrin receptor in pregnant women with and without human immunodeficiency virus infection in Malawi

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 54, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 872-877

  Semba, R D ^a   Kumwenda, N ^a   Hoover, D R ^b   Taha, T E ^a   Mtimavalye, L ^c   Broadhead, R ^c   Eisinger, W ^a   Miotti, P G ^d   Chiphangwi, J D ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Ferritin; Hemoglobin; Human immunodeficiency virus; Iron; Iron deficiency anemia; Malawi; Pregnancy; Transferrin receptor

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; OROSOMUCOID; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; STANDARD; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0034508974     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601106     Document Type: Article

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