Anemia and iron deficiency in pregnant Ghanaian women from urban areas

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 62-66

  Engmann, Cyril ^a   Adanu, Richard ^b   Lu, Tsui Shan ^c   Bose, Carl ^a   Lozoff, Betsy ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^c IL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Anemia; Ghana; Iron deficiency; Pregnancy; Urban areas

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GHANA; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MEASUREMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARASITEMIA; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; RISK FACTOR; URBAN AREA;

EID: 40649102934     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2007.09.032     Document Type: Article

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