Effect of multiple-micronutrient supplementation on maternal nutrient status, infant birth weight and gestational age at birth in a low-income, multi-ethnic population

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 437-445

  Brough, Louise ^a,b   Rees, Gail A ^c   Crawford, Michael A ^d   Morton, R Hugh ^a,b   Dorman, Edgar K ^e  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^d LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e HOMERTON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Low income populations; Micronutrient status; Multi ethnic populations; Multiple micronutrient supplementation

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; FERRITIN; FOLIC ACID; HEMOGLOBIN; MULTIVITAMIN; PLACEBO; PREGNACARE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; 25-HYDROXYVITAMIN D; DRUG DERIVATIVE; TRACE ELEMENT; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; INFANT; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; THIAMINE DEFICIENCY; UNITED KINGDOM; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; BLOOD; DRUG EFFECT; ERYTHROCYTE; ETHNIC GROUP; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; METABOLISM; NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREVALENCE;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; DEFICIENCY DISEASES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ERYTHROCYTES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; FERRITINS; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; FOLIC ACID; GESTATIONAL AGE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MICRONUTRIENTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREVALENCE; VITAMIN D; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955485069     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114510000747     Document Type: Article

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