Food, micronutrients, and birth outcomes

JAMA

Volumn 307, Issue 19, 2012, Pages 2094-2096

  Christian, Parul ^a   Black, Robert E ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; IRON; TRACE ELEMENT;

BIRTH WEIGHT; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EDITORIAL; FOOD INTAKE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84861080256     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2012.4436     Document Type: Editorial

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