Multiple micronutrient supplementation during pregnancy in low-income countries: A meta-analysis of effects on birth size and length of gestation

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Fall, Caroline H D ^a,c   Fisher, David J ^a,c   Osmond, Clive ^a   Margetts, Barrie M ^b   Adou, Pierre ^c   Aguayo, Víctor M ^c   Allen, Lindsay H ^c   Bhutta, Zulfiqar Ahmed ^c   Christian, Parul ^c   Dang, Shaonong ^c   Desplats, Gwenola ^c   Dibley, Michael ^c   Arifeen, Shams El ^c   Friis, Henrik ^c   Gomo, Exnevia ^c   Haider, Batool Azra ^c   Hidayat, Adi ^c   Jahari, Abbas ^c   Kaestel, Pernille ^c   Kolsteren, Patrick ^c   Kusharisupeni, ^c   Mamadoultaibou, Aissa ^c   Mandandhar, Dharma Sharna ^c   Margetts, Barrie ^c   Osrin, David ^c   Persson, Lars Ake ^c   Ramakrishnan, Usha ^c   Roberfroid, Dominique ^c   Ronsmans, Carine ^c   Shankar, Anuraj H ^c   Subarkah, ^c   Sunawang, ^c   Utomo, Budi ^c   Vaidya, Anjana ^c   Yan, Hong ^c   Zagre, Noel ^c   Zeng, Lingxia ^c   more..

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Birth outcomes; Birthweight; Iron folic acid; Maternal body mass index; Meta analysis; Multiple micronutrients; Pregnancy; Preterm delivery

Indexed keywords

BIRTH DATE; DEVELOPING WORLD; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; MATERNAL CARE; META-ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; TRACE ELEMENT;

BANGLADESH; CHINA; INDONESIA; PAKISTAN;

EID: 76749108130     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/15648265090304s408     Document Type: Article

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