Pregnancy, nutrition and parasitic diseases

Journal of Nutrition

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

  Steketee, Richard W ^a  

^a NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Anemia; Intestinal helminths; Malaria; Parasitic diseases; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

TRACE ELEMENT;

ANEMIA; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; FILARIASIS; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMAN; INFANT; MALARIA; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PARASITOSIS; PREGNANCY; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

VERMES;

EID: 0037884912     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/133.5.1661s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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