Maternal anemia in pregnancy: Assessing the effect of routine preventive measures in a malaria-endemic area

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 292-300

  Ouédraogo, Smaïla ^a   Koura, Ghislain K ^a,b   Bodeau Livinec, Florence ^c   Accrombessi, Manfred M K ^d   Massougbodji, Achille ^d   Cot, Michel ^a,b  

^a Laboratory of Medical and Forensic Anthropology UFR des Sciences de la Santé   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^c EHESP SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ABOMEY CALAVI   (Benin)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; FERROUS SULFATE; FERROUS SULFATE PLUS FOLIC ACID; HEMOGLOBIN;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BENIN; DELIVERY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN ANALYSIS; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; PARASITOSIS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; ANTIMALARIALS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; IRON; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALARIA; MALNUTRITION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEMATOLOGIC; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874082620     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.12-0195     Document Type: Article

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