Impact of daily and weekly iron supplementation to women in pregnancy and puerperium on haemoglobin and iron status six weeks postpartum: Results from a community-based study in Bangladesh

Scandinavian Journal of Nutrition/Naringsforskning

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 19-25

  Hyder, S M Ziauddin ^a,b   Persson, Lars Åke ^b,c   Chowdhury, A M R ^b   Lönnerdal, Bo ^d   Ekström, Eva Charlotte ^b,c  

^a RESEARCH AND EVALUATION DIVISION   (Bangladesh)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c ICDDR B Centre for Health and Population Research   (Bangladesh)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Haemoglobin; Iron status; Iron supplementation; Pregnancy; Puerperium

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOSE RESPONSE; ELECTRONICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY CYCLE; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 0038067938     PISSN: 11026480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11026480310004244     Document Type: Article

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