Maternal nutritional status in pastoral versus farming communities of West Pokot, Kenya: Differences in iron and vitamin A status and body composition

Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, Volume 5: Water Pollution

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 228-235

  Keverenge Ettyang, Grace Adisa ^a   van Marken Lichtenbelt, Wauter ^b   Esamai, Fabian ^a   Saris, Wim ^b  

^a MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Body composition; Pregnancy outcome; Serum ferritin; Serum retinol

Indexed keywords

MATERNAL HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PASTORALISM; PREGNANCY; RURAL POPULATION; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; RIFT VALLEY; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST POKOT;

EID: 33947330730     PISSN: 14336863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/156482650602700305     Document Type: Article

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