Iron-folic acid supplementation during pregnancy reduces the risk of stunting in children less than 2 years of age: A retrospective cohort study from Nepal

Nutrients

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2016, Pages

  Nisar, Yasir Bin ^a   Dibley, Michael J ^b   Aguayo, Victor M ^c  

^a United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNICEF   (United States)

Author keywords

Child; IFA supplementation; Risk; Stunting

Indexed keywords

ANTIANEMIC AGENT; DRINKING WATER; FOLIC ACID; IRON FOLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; IRON; IRON INTAKE; TRACE ELEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL SMOKING; NEPAL; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STUNTING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; GROWTH DISORDERS; INFANT; IRON INTAKE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NEWBORN; PHARMACOLOGY; THERAPEUTIC USE;

ADULT; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; GROWTH DISORDERS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; IRON; IRON, DIETARY; MICRONUTRIENTS; NEPAL; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84957108925     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20726643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nu8020067     Document Type: Article

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