Effect of multiple micronutrient supplementation on pregnancy and infant outcomes: A systematic review

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 26, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages 153-167

  Ramakrishnan, Usha ^a,b   Grant, Frederick Kobina ^a,b   Goldenberg, Tamar ^a   Bui, Vinh ^b   Imdad, Aamer ^c   Bhutta, Zulfiqar Ahmed ^c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

birth outcomes; iron folate supplements; multiple micronutrient supplements; prenatal trials

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; IRON; PLACEBO; RETINOL; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; META ANALYSIS; NEWBORN DEATH; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; STILLBIRTH; SUPPLEMENTATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

BIRTH WEIGHT; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MICRONUTRIENTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84863098392     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: 13653016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.2012.01276.x     Document Type: Article

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