Anaemia in pregnancy: A public health problem in Enugu, South-east Nigeria

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 451-454

  Ezugwu, E C ^a,b   Mbah, B O ^a   Chigbu, C O ^a   Onah, H E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^b ENUGU STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Anaemia in pregnancy; Antenatal care; Booking visit; High risk pregnancy; Low income country; Nigeria

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIGERIA; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

ADULT; ANEMIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; NIGERIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEMATOLOGIC; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879801390     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: 13646893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01443615.2013.771158     Document Type: Article

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