B-vitamin interventions for women and children in low-income populations

Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 295-306

  Swaminathan, Sumathi ^a   Thomas, Tinku ^a   Kurpad, Anura V ^a  

^a ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

B vitamins; birth outcomes; children; pregnant women

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; PYRIDOXINE; RIBOFLAVIN; THIAMINE; TRACE ELEMENT; VITAMIN B GROUP; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

ANEMIA; BREAST MILK; FETUS GROWTH; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MATERNAL PLASMA; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; BLOOD; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; COMPLICATION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; VITAMIN B DEFICIENCY; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; VITAMIN B COMPLEX; VITAMIN B DEFICIENCY; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84928478212     PISSN: 13631950     EISSN: 14736519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCO.0000000000000166     Document Type: Review

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