Dietary iron intake during early pregnancy and birth outcomes in a cohort of British women

Human Reproduction

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 911-919

  Alwan, Nisreen A ^a   Greenwood, Darren C ^a   Simpson, Nigel A B ^a   McArdle, Harry J ^b   Godfrey, Keith M ^c,d   Cade, Janet E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d Diet and Lifestyle Biomedical Research Unit   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

birthweight; diet; iron; pregnancy; preterm birth

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; IRON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; IRON INTAKE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURE LABOR; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

EID: 79952829242     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/der005     Document Type: Article

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