The prevalence of anaemia and associated factors in pregnant women in a rural Indian community

Australasian Medical Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 276-280

  Ahmad, Nadeem ^a   Kalakoti, Piyush ^b   Bano, Rubeena ^a   Aarif, Syed M M ^b  

^a Rohilkhand Medical College   (India)

^b Rural Medical College   (India)

Author keywords

Anaemia; India; Pregnancy; Rural

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 77953157565     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18361935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4066/AMJ.2010.286     Document Type: Article

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