Zinc and magnesium nutriture amongst pregnant mothers of urban slum communities in Delhi: A pilot study

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 365-368

  Kapil, Umesh ^a   Pathak, Priyali ^a   Singh, Preeti ^a   Singh, Charan ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM; ZINC;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; DIET; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MAGNESIUM DEFICIENCY; MOTHER; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PILOT STUDY; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION;

DIET; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM DEFICIENCY; MOTHERS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PILOT PROJECTS; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; ZINC;

EID: 0036548369     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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