Sociodemographic and dietary correlates of anemia in pregnant women in Peru

Ecology of Food and Nutrition

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 497-516

  Gyorkos, Theresa W ^a,b   Shenker, Hannah ^c   Larocque, Renee ^b   Ugaz, Maria Del Rosario ^d   Gotuzzo, Eduardo ^d  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA TROPICAL ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT   (Peru)

Author keywords

Anemia; Developing countries; Diet; Diet surveys; Hookworm infections; Iron; Peru; Pregnancy; Rural population; Women

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; DIET; PREGNANCY; RURAL POPULATION; WOMENS HEALTH;

PERU; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA;

EID: 12144275082     PISSN: 03670244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03670240490888722     Document Type: Article

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