Prenatal micronutrient supplementation: Are we there yet?

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 180, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1188-1189

  Bhutta, Zulfiqar A ^a   Haider, Batool Azra ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; IRON; TRACE ELEMENT;

DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NOTE; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURITY; RISK REDUCTION; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY;

BIRTH WEIGHT; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MICRONUTRIENTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

EID: 67649191559     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.090652     Document Type: Note

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