Impact of multiple micronutrient versus iron-folic acid supplements on maternal anemia and micronutrient status in pregnancy

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 30, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2009, Pages

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University of California ^*

Author keywords

Folic acid; Iron; Multiple micronutrients; Pregnancy; Supplements

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; IRON; NUTRIENT; PREGNANCY; ZINC;

EID: 76749140533     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/15648265090304s407     Document Type: Article

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