Acceptability of multiple micronutrient supplements by pregnant and lactating women in Mali

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 33-37

  Aguayo, Víctor M ^a   Koné, Diakalia ^b   Bamba, Sory Ibrahim ^c   Diallo, Baba ^c   Sidibé, Yacouba ^c   Traoré, Diakalia ^c   Signé, Pierre ^a   Baker, Shawn K ^d  

^a UNICEF   (United States)

^b HELEN KELLER INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c Ministry of Health   (Mali)

^d HKI   (Senegal)

Author keywords

Africa; Mali; Micronutrients; Women

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; IRON; MINERAL; MULTIVITAMIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COUNSELING; DELIVERY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; LACTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALI; NAUSEA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PERCEPTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; TABLET; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HUMANS; IRON; LACTATION; MALI; MICRONUTRIENTS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE;

MALIA;

EID: 13544256291     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PHN2005665     Document Type: Article

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