Anemia prevalence and risk factors in pregnant women in an urban area of Pakistan

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 132-139

  Baig Ansari, Naila ^a   Badruddin, Salma Halai ^b   Karmaliani, Rozina ^b   Harris, Hillary ^c   Jehan, Imtiaz ^b   Pasha, Omrana ^b   Moss, Nancy ^d   McClure, Elizabeth M ^c   Goldenberg, Robert L ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^c RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^d EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^e DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anemia; Developing countries; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; DEVELOPING WORLD; DIET; DISEASE PREVALENCE; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; MATERNAL HEALTH; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; RISK FACTOR; URBAN AREA;

ANDHRA PRADESH; ASIA; EURASIA; HYDERABAD; INDIA; PAKISTAN; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 48449105466     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/156482650802900207     Document Type: Article

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