Modifying effects of wealth on the response to nutrient supplementation in pregnancy on birth weight, duration of gestation and perinatal mortality in rural western China: Double-blind cluster randomized controlled trial

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 350-362

  Zeng, Lingxia ^a   Yan, Hong ^a   Cheng, Yue ^a   Dibley, Michael J ^b  

^a MEDICAL SCHOOL OF XI AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Cluster randomized controlled trials; Iron; Micronutrients; Neonatal death; Pregnancy; Wealth index

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; COPPER; FOLIC ACID; IODINE; IRON; MINERAL; NICOTINIC ACID; PYRIDOXINE; RETINOL; RIBOFLAVIN; SELENIUM; THIAMINE; TRACE ELEMENT; VITAMIN; VITAMIN D; ZINC;

FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; RURAL AREA; WEIGHT;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HEALTH CARE COST; HOUSEHOLD WEALTH; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; NEWBORN MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RURAL AREA; SUPPLEMENTATION; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; CHINA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INCOME; INFANT, NEWBORN; IRON; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

CHINA;

EID: 79953724354     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyq262     Document Type: Article

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