Anaemia in pregnancy: A survey of pregnant women in Abeokuta, Nigeria

African Health Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 295-299

  Idowu, Olufunmilayo Ajoke ^a   Mafiana, C F ^a   Dapo, Sotiloye ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^b FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Antenatal care; Multigravidae; Pregnant women; Primigravidae

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HEMATOCRIT; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIGERIA; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIMIGRAVIDA; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SICKLE CELL TRAIT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOM; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; UNEMPLOYMENT; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEMATOLOGIC TESTS; HUMANS; NIGERIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEMATOLOGIC; PRENATAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33747302326     PISSN: 16806905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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