Antenatal micronutrients in undernourished people

The Lancet

Volumn 371, Issue 9611, 2008, Pages 452-454

  West Jr , Keith P ^a   Christian, Parul ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MINERAL; TRACE ELEMENT; VITAMIN;

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHILD GROWTH; CHILD HEALTH; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MATERNAL WELFARE; MOTHER FETUS RELATIONSHIP; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PHENOTYPE; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 38849164248     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)60214-7     Document Type: Note

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