Folate and Vitamin B12 Deficiency Among Non-pregnant Women of Childbearing-Age in Guatemala 2009–2010: Prevalence and Identification of Vulnerable Populations

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 2272-2285

  Rosenthal, Jorge ^a   Lopez Pazos, Eunice ^b   Dowling, Nicole F ^a   Pfeiffer, Christine M ^c   Mulinare, Joe ^a   Vellozzi, Claudia ^a   Zhang, Mindy ^c   Lavoie, Donna J ^c   Molina, Roberto ^d   Ramirez, Nicte ^b,e   Reeve, Mary Elizabeth ^f  

^a NATIONAL CENTER ON BIRTH DEFECTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

^b Guatemala Ministerio de Salud Pública y Asistencia Pública   (Guatemala)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DEL VALLE DE GUATEMALA   (Guatemala)

^e Fundacion para la Alimentacion y Nutricion de Centro America y Panama   (Guatemala)

^f Global Maternal and Preconception Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Deficiency; Guatemala; Prevalence; Serum and red blood cell folate; Vitamin B12; Women of childbearing age

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; GUATEMALA; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; URBAN POPULATION; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; GUATEMALA; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL POPULATION; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; URBAN POPULATION; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 84942373773     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-015-1746-6     Document Type: Article

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