Effect of Maternal multiple micronutrient vs iron-folic acid supplementation on infant mortality and adverse birth outcomes in rural Bangladesh: The JiVitA-3 randomized trial

JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 312, Issue 24, 2014, Pages 2649-2658

  West, Keith P ^a   Shamim, Abu Ahmed ^a,b   Mehra, Sucheta ^a   Labrique, Alain B ^a   Ali, Hasmot ^a,b   Shaikh, Saijuddin ^a,b   Klemm, Rolf D W ^a   Wu, Lee S F ^a   Mitra, Maithilee ^a   Haque, Rezwanul ^b   Hanif, Abu A M ^b   Massie, Allan B ^a,c   Merrill, Rebecca Day ^d   Schulze, Kerry J ^a   Christian, Parul ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b JiVitA Maternal and Child Health Nutrition Research Project   (Bangladesh)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; COPPER; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; IODINE; IRON; MULTIVITAMIN; NICOTINAMIDE; NICOTINIC ACID; PYRIDOXINE; RETINOL; RIBOFLAVIN; SELENIUM; THIAMINE; TRACE ELEMENT; VITAMIN D; ZINC;

ADULT; ADVERSE BIRTH OUTCOME; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; NEWBORN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PUERPERIUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RURAL AREA; STILLBIRTH; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; YOUNG ADULT; COMPLICATION; DEFICIENCY DISEASES; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL CARE; RURAL POPULATION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; BANGLADESH; DEFICIENCY DISEASES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; IRON; MICRONUTRIENTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREMATURE BIRTH; PRENATAL CARE; RURAL POPULATION; STILLBIRTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84919968564     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2014.16819     Document Type: Article

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