Effects of prenatal multimicronutrient supplements on birth weight and perinatal mortality: A randomised, controlled trial in Guinea-Bissau

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1081-1089

  Kaestel P ^a,b   Michaelsen, K F ^a   Aaby, P ^b   Friis, H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b BANDIM HEALTH PROJECT   (Guinea-Bissau)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Guinea Bissau; Micronutrients; Perinatal mortality; Pregnancy; Supplementation

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; IRON; TRACE ELEMENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GUINEA-BISSAU; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PERINATAL MORTALITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PRENATAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; GUINEA-BISSAU; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; IRON; MICRONUTRIENTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL CARE;

EID: 31044446363     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602215     Document Type: Article

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