Iron and folic acid supplements in pregnancy improve child survival in Indonesia

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 220-230

  Dibley, Michael J ^a   Titaley, Christiana R ^b   D'Este, Catherine ^c   Agho, Kingsley ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA   (Indonesia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; IRON;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEATH; CHILD HEALTH CARE; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDONESIA; NEWBORN DEATH; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RISK REDUCTION; SOCIAL STATUS; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CHILD MORTALITY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; INDONESIA; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; IRON; MALE; MICRONUTRIENTS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL CARE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS;

EID: 84455188714     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.111.022699     Document Type: Article

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