Micronutrient deficiencies in pregnancy worldwide: Health effects and prevention

Nature Reviews Endocrinology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 274-289

  Gernand, Alison D ^a   Schulze, Kerry J ^b   Stewart, Christine P ^c   West, Keith P ^b   Christian, Parul ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRACE ELEMENT;

BODY COMPOSITION; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; COGNITION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FEMALE; FETUS GROWTH; GESTATION PERIOD; GROWTH; HEART FUNCTION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFANT MORTALITY; LIFESPAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCY; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; PERINATAL PERIOD; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ADULT; DEFICIENCY; DIET; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

ADULT; DIET; FEMALE; HUMANS; MICRONUTRIENTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

EID: 84962046550     PISSN: 17595029     EISSN: 17595037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrendo.2016.37     Document Type: Review

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