Iron supplement in pregnancy and development of gestational diabetes - A randomised placebo-controlled trial

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 116, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 789-798

  Chan, K K L ^a,b   Chan, B C P ^b   Lam, K F ^a   Tam, S ^a   Lao, T T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Ferritin; Gestational diabetes; Impaired glucose tolerance; Iron supplement; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; IRON THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 65349131205     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2008.02014.x     Document Type: Article

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