Parity related changes in obesity and some antioxidant vitamins in non-pregnant women of South-Eastern Nigeria

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 380-384

  Nwagha, U I ^a   Iyare, E E ^a   Ejezie, F E ^a   Ogbodo, S O ^b   Dim, C C ^a   Anyaehie, B U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^b Gold Life Laboratories   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antioxidant vitamins; Obesity; Parity; Pregnancy outcome

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; RETINOL; VITAMIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY MASS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; METABOLISM; NIGERIA; OBESITY; PARITY;

ADULT; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; NIGERIA; OBESITY; PARITY; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN E; VITAMINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871647557     PISSN: 11193077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1119-3077.104506     Document Type: Article

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