Antenatal iron-folic acid supplementation reduces neonatal and under-5 mortality in Nepal

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 145, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1873-1883

  Nisar, Yasir Bin ^a   Dibley, Michael J ^a   Mebrahtu, Saba ^b   Paudyal, Naveen ^b   Devkota, Madhu ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNICEF   (United States)

^c South Asian Infant and Young Child Feeding Network   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Antenatal; Iron folic acid supplements; Mortality; Neonatal; Under 5

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; IRON;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; ATTRIBUTABLE RISK; EXPOSURE VARIABLE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; LIVE BIRTH; NEPAL; NEWBORN MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; INFANT MORTALITY; MALE; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR;

CHILD MORTALITY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; IRON; MALE; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84938911716     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.114.206565     Document Type: Article

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