The prevalence of iron deficiency Anemia in pregnant women in Nakhonsawan, Thailand

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 93, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 765-770

  Sukrat, Bunyarit ^a   Suwathanapisate, Pranee ^a   Siritawee, Suparerk ^a   Poungthong, Thunyaporn ^a   Phupongpankul, Kornwika ^a  

^a Health Promotion Hospital   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Iron deficiency anemia; Pregnancy; Prevalence; Thalassemia

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALPHA THALASSEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; ELECTROPHORESIS; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; THAILAND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CHILD; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEMATOLOGIC; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; THAILAND; THALASSEMIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955079318     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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