Effect of prenatal food supplementation on birth weight: An observational study from Bangladesh

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1355-1361

  Shaheen, Rubina ^a,b,e   De Francisco, Andres ^c   El Arifeen, Shams ^a   Ekström, Eva Charlotte ^d   Persson, Lars Åke ^d  

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

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Global Forum for Health Research   (Switzerland)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e ICDDRB Public Health Sciences Division   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Birth weight; Food supplementation; Maternal weight; Pregnancy; Season

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; IRON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALNUTRITION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PUERPERIUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASON;

ADULT; BANGLADESH; BIRTH WEIGHT; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASONS;

EID: 33745621368     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/83.6.1355     Document Type: Article

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