Weekly Iron as a Safe Alternative to Daily Supplementation for Nonanemic Pregnant Women

Archives of Medical Research

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 674-682

  Casanueva, Esther ^a   Viteri, Fernando E ^b   Mares Galindo, Mónica ^a   Meza Camacho, Carlos ^a   Loría, Alvar ^c   Schnaas, Lourdes ^a   Valdés Ramos, Roxana ^d  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PERINATOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OAKLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS Y NUTRICIÓN SALVADOR ZUBIRÁN   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Anemia; Daily weekly supplementation; Folate; Iron; Mexico; Pregnancy; Randomized controlled trial; Vitamin B12

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FERRITIN; FOLIC ACID; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON;

ABNORMALLY LOW SUBSTRATE CONCENTRATION IN BLOOD; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEARTBURN; HEMOCONCENTRATION; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON THERAPY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TASTE DISORDER;

ADULT; ANEMIA; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DRUG TOXICITY; FEMALE; FERRITINS; FOLIC ACID; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEMATINICS; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; IRON; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEMATOLOGIC; PREMATURE BIRTH; RISK FACTORS; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

EID: 33747072660     PISSN: 01884409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2005.11.011     Document Type: Article

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