Assessment of iron status in US pregnant women from the national health and nutrition examination survey (NHANES), 1999-2006

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1312-1320

  Mei, Zuguo ^a   Cogswell, Mary E ^b   Looker, Anne C ^d   Pfeiffer, Christine M ^c   Cusick, Sarah E ^e   Lacher, David A ^d   Grummer Strawn, Laurence M ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER ON BIRTH DEFECTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; IRON BALANCE; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON INTAKE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARITY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREVALENCE; RACE;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HUMANS; IRON; MEXICAN AMERICANS; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITION SURVEYS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTERS; PREVALENCE; RECEPTORS, TRANSFERRIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79956304234     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.110.007195     Document Type: Article

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