Routine iron/folate supplementation during pregnancy: Effect on maternal anaemia and birth outcomes

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 26, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages 168-177

  Imdad, Aamer ^a   Bhutta, Zulfiqar A ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

anaemia; folic acid; iron; iron deficiency anaemia; pregnancy

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; IRON; PLACEBO;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SUPPLEMENTATION;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BIRTH WEIGHT; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; IRON COMPOUNDS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84863113742     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: 13653016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.2012.01312.x     Document Type: Article

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