High prevalence of postpartum anemia among low-income women in the United States

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 185, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 438-443

  Bodnar, Lisa M ^a,b   Scanlon, Kelley S ^b   Freedman, David S ^b   Siega Riz, Anna Maria ^a,c   Cogswell, Mary E ^b  

^a University of North Carolina   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^c IL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anemia; Hemoglobin; Low income women; Postpartum; Surveillance data

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINORITY GROUP; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034881888     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2001.115996     Document Type: Article

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