Changes in haemoglobin levels in infants in Malawi: Effect of low birth weight and fetal anaemia

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2002, Pages

  Le Cessie, S ^a   Verhoeff, F H ^b   Mengistie, G ^a   Kazembe, P ^c   Broadhead, R ^d   Brabin, B J ^e,f  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Department of Paediatrics ^*  (Netherlands)

^c Lilongwe Central Hospital   (Malawi)

^d QUEEN ELIZABETH CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Malawi)

^e EMMA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^f LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; IRON THERAPY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALAWI; MALE; PARITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0036245424     PISSN: 13592998     EISSN: 14682052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/fn.86.3.f182     Document Type: Article

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