Simple educational intervention will improve the efficacy of routine antenatal iron supplementation

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 646-650

  Senanayake, Hemantha M ^a   Premaratne, Samanthi P ^a   Palihawadana, Thilina ^b   Wijeratne, Sumeda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

^b Gynecology Unit   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Anemia; Bioavailability; Educational intervention; Iron supplementation

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IRON THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRENATAL CARE; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BLOOD; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; SRI LANKA;

ADULT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HUMANS; IRON; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; SRI LANKA;

EID: 77953352412     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2010.01197.x     Document Type: Article

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