Impact of maternal copper and zinc status on pregnancy outcomes in a population of pregnant Nigerians

Pakistan Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 678-682

  Ugwuja, Emmanuel I ^a   Akubugwo, Emmanuel I ^b   Ibiam, Udu A ^a   Obidoa, Onyechi ^c  

^a EBONYI STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b ABIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Copper and zinc deficiencies; Pregnant Nigerian women; Public health

Indexed keywords

COPPER; ZINC;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPPER BLOOD LEVEL; COPPER DEFICIENCY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FETUS OUTCOME; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NIGERIA; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; SOCIAL STATUS; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

EID: 78649604741     PISSN: 16805194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2010.678.682     Document Type: Article

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