Moderate to severe, but not mild, maternal anemia is associated with increased risk of small-for-gestational-age outcomes

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 142, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 358-362

  Kozuki, Naoko ^a   Lee, Anne C ^a,b   Katz, Joanne ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; MATERNAL ANEMIA; META ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADULT; ANEMIA; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

EID: 84858170910     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.111.149237     Document Type: Article

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