Determinants of compliance with iron supplementation among pregnant women in Senegal

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 596-605

  Seck, Binetou C ^a   Jackson, Robert T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Compliance; Iron; Pregnancy; Senegal; Supplementation

Indexed keywords

FERROUS SULFATE; FOLIC ACID; IRON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENEGAL; TABLET; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HUMANS; IRON, DIETARY; MATERNAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SENEGAL;

EID: 43749084810     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980007000924     Document Type: Article

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