Nutritional interventions during pregnancy for the prevention or treatment of impaired fetal growth: An overview of randomized controlled trials

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 133, Issue 5 SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages

  Merialdi, Mario ^a   Carroli, Guillermo ^b   Villar, José ^a   Abalos, Edgardo ^b   Gülmezoglu, A Metin ^a   Kulier, Regina ^c   De Onis, Mercedes ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b Centro Rosarino de Estudios Perinatales   (Argentina)

^c WHO Collaborating Centre in Education and Research in Human Reproduction   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Fetal growth; Nutritional interventions; Randomized controlled trials; Small for gestational age

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; CALCIUM; FOLIC ACID; IRON; MAGNESIUM; VITAMIN D; ZINC;

BIRTH WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS GROWTH; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; IRON THERAPY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MATERNAL NUTRITION; PREGNANCY; PROTEIN INTAKE; PROTEIN RESTRICTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; SODIUM RESTRICTION;

EID: 0037509932     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/133.5.1626s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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