Maternal hemoglobin concentration and adverse pregnancy outcomes at low and moderate altitudes in Peru

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1105-1110

  Gonzales, Gustavo F ^a   Tapia, Vilma ^a   Gasco, Manuel ^a   Carrillo, Carlos E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

Author keywords

Adverse perinatal outcomes; High maternal hemoglobin; Maternal anemia; Moderate altitude; Preterm births; Small for gestational age; Stillbirths

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ALTITUDE; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HEMOGLOBIN ANALYSIS; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PERINATAL PERIOD; PERU; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SECONDARY ANALYSIS; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; STILLBIRTH; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

ALTITUDE; ANEMIA; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; PERU; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEMATOLOGIC; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE BIRTH; STILLBIRTH;

EID: 84862900753     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2011.623200     Document Type: Article

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