Prevalence of anaemia in pregnancy in a regional health facility in South Africa

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 101-104

  Tunkyi, K ^a   Moodley, J ^a,b  

^a ADDINGTON HOSPITAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE SEVERITY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL; NORMOCHROMIC NORMOCYTIC ANEMIA; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PARASITOSIS; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84952303271     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7196/SAMJ.2016.v106i1.9860     Document Type: Article

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