Rationale, design, methodology and sample characteristics for the Vietnam pre-conceptual micronutrient supplementation trial (PRECONCEPT): A randomized controlled study

BMC Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Nguyen, Phuong H ^a,b   Lowe, Alyssa E ^c   Martorell, Reynaldo ^c   Nguyen, Hieu ^a   Pham, Hoa ^a   Nguyen, Son ^a   Harding, Kimberly B ^d   Neufeld, Lynnette M ^d   Reinhart, Gregory A ^e   Ramakrishnan, Usha ^c  

^a Thai Nguyen University of Medicine and Pharmacy   (Viet Nam)

^b Poverty Health and Nutrition Division   (Viet Nam)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MICRONUTRIENT INITIATIVE   (Canada)

^e Mathile Institute for the Advancement of Human Nutrition   (United States)

Author keywords

Anemia; Birth weight; Preconcept; Stratified randomized controlled trial; Supplements; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; IRON; TRACE ELEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; METHODOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RURAL POPULATION; STANDARD; VIET NAM; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; IRON; MICRONUTRIENTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRECONCEPTION CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; RESEARCH DESIGN; RURAL POPULATION; VIETNAM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867670584     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-898     Document Type: Article

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