Maternal hemoglobin concentration and pregnancy outcome: A study of the effects of elevation in EL alto, Bolivia

McGill Journal of Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 47-55

  Laflamme, Elise M ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Altitude; Bolivia; Elevation; Hemoglobin; Iron deficiency anemia; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; ALTITUDE; ANEMIA; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BOLIVIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL DISEASE; PARITY; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 79959622481     PISSN: 1201026X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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