Risk factors associated with anemia, iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia in rural Nepali pregnant women

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 735-745

  Makhoul, Zeina ^a,b   Taren, Douglas ^b,c   Duncan, Burris ^c   Pandey, Pooja ^d   Thomson, Cynthia ^b   Winzerling, Joy ^b   Muramoto, Myra ^e   Shrestha, Am ^d  

^a Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

^b Environmental Research Laboratory   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^d Nepali Technical Assistance Group   (Nepal)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anemia; Iron deficiency; Nepal; Pregnant women

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868101808     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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