Risk factors associated with anemia and iron deficiency among Kuwaiti pregnant women

International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 585-592

  Ahmed, Faruk ^a   Al Sumaie, Mona A ^b  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Anemia; iron deficiency; iron deficiency anemia; Kuwait; pregnant women; risk factors

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; FOLIC ACID; IRON;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON INTAKE; KUWAIT; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; TABLET;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FERRITINS; FOLIC ACID; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; IRON; IRON, DIETARY; KUWAIT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEMATOLOGIC; RISK FACTORS; TABLETS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79961200270     PISSN: 09637486     EISSN: 14653478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09637486.2011.566848     Document Type: Article

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