Low serum vitamin C status among pregnant women attending antenatal care at general hospital Dawakin Kudu, Northwest Nigeria

International Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 2016-February, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Ugwa, Emmanuel Ajuluchukwu ^a   Iwasam, Elemi Agbor ^b   Nwali, Matthew Igwe ^c  

^a FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

^c FEDERAL TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

North West Nigeria; Pregnant women; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASCORBIC ACID DEFICIENCY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIGERIA; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 84958157607     PISSN: 20087802     EISSN: 20088213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/2008-7802.176166     Document Type: Article

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