Gaps in the evidence for prevention and treatment of maternal anaemia: a review of systematic reviews

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Parker, Jacqui A ^a   Barroso, Filipa ^b   Stanworth, Simon J ^c   Spiby, Helen ^d   Hopewell, Sally ^a   Doree, Carolyn J ^a   Renfrew, Mary J ^e   Allard, Shubha ^b  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; ERYTHROPOIETIN; FERRITIN; FOLIC ACID; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; RETINOL;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EMBASE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; IRON THERAPY; MATERNAL CARE; MEDLINE; POSTNATAL CARE; PRENATAL CARE; PUERPERIUM; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ANEMIA; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRON; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEMATOLOGIC; TRACE ELEMENTS;

EID: 84862539370     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2393-12-56     Document Type: Article

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