Multiple micronutrients in pregnancy and lactation: An overview

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2005, Pages

  Allen, Lindsay H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

B vitamin deficiencies; Homocysteine; Iron deficiency anemia; Lactation; Multiple micronutrients; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FERRITIN; FOLIC ACID; HEMOGLOBIN; HOMOCYSTEINE; IODINE; IRON; RETINOL; SELENIUM; TRACE ELEMENT; VITAMIN B GROUP; VITAMIN D; ZINC;

ANEMIA; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG MILK LEVEL; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HOMOCYSTINURIA; HUMAN; IODINE DEFICIENCY; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; LACTATION; MATERNAL CARE; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; RIBOFLAVIN DEFICIENCY; SIDE EFFECT; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN INTAKE; ZINC DEFICIENCY; BLOOD; BREAST MILK; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; INFANT; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LACTATION; MICRONUTRIENTS; MILK, HUMAN; PREGNANCY;

EID: 20544449228     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/81.5.1206     Document Type: Conference Paper

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