Prevalence and predictors of deficient dietary calcium intake during the third trimester of pregnancy: The experience of a developing country

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 106-112

  Darwish, Atef M ^a   Mohamad, Sahar N ^a   Gamal Al Din, Heba R ^a   Elsayed, Yousria A ^a   Ahmad, Safaa I ^a  

^a ASSIUT UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Calcium; Deficiency; Developing country; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CALCIUM DEFICIENCY; CALCIUM INTAKE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY SIZE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LABORATORY TEST; OBESITY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PARITY; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIMIGRAVIDA; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UNDERWEIGHT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CALCIUM; CALCIUM, DIETARY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EGYPT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; PREVALENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58849141351     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2008.00879.x     Document Type: Article

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