Iron supplementation during pregnancy: What are the risks and benefits of current practices?

Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 282-288

  Rloux, France M ^a   LeBlanc, Caroline P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONCTON   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children's outcome; Iron status; Iron supplementation; Iron deficiency anemia; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

IRON;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; GASTRITIS; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CANADA; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; GASTRITIS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; IRON; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 34250179176     PISSN: 17155312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/H07-012     Document Type: Article

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