Prevalence of anemia in pregnant women and its effects on maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 92-95

  Rizwan, Farzana ^a   Qamarunisa, ^a   Habibullah, ^b   Memon, Amna ^c  

^a Dept of Obstetrics and Gynaecology ^*  (Pakistan)

^b Pathology Department   (Spain)

^c Muhammad Medical College Mirpurkhas   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Abruption; Anemia; Intrauterine growth retardation; Low birth weight; Perinatal mortality

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS MORBIDITY; FETUS MORTALITY; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MORBIDITY; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREVALENCE;

EID: 76749084824     PISSN: 1682024X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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