Prevalence of anemia and its risk factors among lactating mothers in Myanmar

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 963-967

  Zhao, Ai ^a   Zhang, Yumei ^a   Li, Bo ^b   Wang, Peiyu ^a   Li, Jiayin ^c   Xue, Yong ^a   Gao, Hongchong ^d  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

^b Health Poverty Action Eastern Asia Programme Office   (China)

^c Health Poverty Action Eastern Asia Programme Office   (Myanmar)

^d CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; RIVER WATER;

ANEMIA; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVENIENCE SAMPLE; DARK ADAPTATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INCOME; LACTATION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALNUTRITION; MOTHER; MYANMAR; NIGHT BLINDNESS; PHOTOMETER; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SELF CONCEPT; SPRING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; ANTHROPOMETRY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; LACTATION; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALNUTRITION; MIDDLE AGED; MYANMAR; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84900396351     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.13-0660     Document Type: Article

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