A systematic review and meta-analysis of micronutrient intakes during pregnancy in developed countries

Nutrition Reviews

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 118-132

  Blumfield, Michelle L ^a,b   Hure, Alexis J ^b,c   MacDonald Wicks, Lesley ^a   Smith, Roger ^b,c   Collins, Clare E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b JOHN HUNTER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diet; Micronutrient; Pregnancy; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; BIOTIN; CALCIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; IODINE; IRON; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; NICOTINIC ACID; PANTOTHENIC ACID; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; PYRIDOXINE; RETINOL; RIBOFLAVIN; SELENIUM; SODIUM; THIAMINE; TRACE ELEMENT; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN K GROUP; ZINC;

AUSTRALIA; CALORIC INTAKE; CANADA; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DIETARY INTAKE; EUROPE; FEMALE; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MATERNAL NUTRITION; META ANALYSIS; MINERAL INTAKE; NEW ZEALAND; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; VITAMIN INTAKE;

EID: 84873809192     PISSN: 00296643     EISSN: 17534887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/nure.12003     Document Type: Review

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