Study of the effect of calcium supplementation during pregnancy on the risk of preterm birth or low birthweight infants is inconclusive

Evidence-Based Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 186-187

  Koo, Winston ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; PLACEBO;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AFRICA; BIRTH WEIGHT; BONE DEVELOPMENT; BONE MASS; CALCIUM HOMEOSTASIS; CALCIUM INTAKE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; FETUS GROWTH; GAMBIA; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; LUMBAR SPINE; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; META ANALYSIS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NOTE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84870878571     PISSN: 13565524     EISSN: 14736810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ebmed-2012-100778     Document Type: Note

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