Prenatal iron supplementation in rural Vietnam

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 62, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 946-952

  Aikawa, R ^a   Jimba, M ^b   Nguen, K C ^c   Binns, C W ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL NUTRITION; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SUMMER; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; VIET NAM; WORM INFECTION;

ADULT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FECES; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HOOKWORM INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IRON, DIETARY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC; PRENATAL CARE; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; VIETNAM;

ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA; VERMES;

EID: 49349089790     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602812     Document Type: Article

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