Prevalence of iron, vitamin A, and iodine deficiencies amongst Adolescent Pregnant Mothers

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 299-301

  Pathak, Priyali ^a   Singh, Preeti ^a   Kapil, Umesh ^a   Raghuvanshi, Rita Singh ^b  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b G B PANT UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Anaemia; Goiter; Micronutrients; Pregnancy; Vitamin A Deficiency

Indexed keywords

IODINE; IRON; RETINOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DEMOGRAPHY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GOITER; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; IODINE DEFICIENCY; IRON DEFICIENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIGHT BLINDNESS; OCCUPATION; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; RURAL AREA; SOCIOECONOMICS; THYROID GLAND EXAMINATION; URINARY EXCRETION; URINE LEVEL;

EID: 0037911615     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02723584     Document Type: Article

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