Routine iron supplementation for non-anaemic pregnant women in developed countries needs evaluation

Evidence-Based Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 208-

  Bhutta, Zulfiqar A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRON;

BIRTH WEIGHT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; FETUS GROWTH; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IRON INTAKE; NOTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANT WOMAN; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; SUPPLEMENTATION; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; FEMALE; MASS SCREENING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEMATOLOGIC;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRON; MASS SCREENING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEMATOLOGIC;

EID: 84957448308     PISSN: 13565524     EISSN: 14736810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ebmed-2015-110217     Document Type: Note

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