Effects of zinc supplementation during pregnancy on pregnancy outcome in women with history of preterm delivery: A double-blind randomized, placebo-controlled trial

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 403-408

  Danesh, Azar ^a   Janghorbani, Mohsen ^a   Mohammadi, Belghis ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Efficacy; Gestational age; Pregnancy; Preterm; Zinc supplementation

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; ZINC SULFATE;

ADULT; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROWN RUMP LENGTH; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; BIRTH WEIGHT; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PLACEBOS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; REPRODUCTIVE HISTORY; YOUNG ADULT; ZINC;

EID: 77950824663     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767050903165214     Document Type: Article

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