Iron supplementation affects hematologic biomarker concentrations and pregnancy outcomes among iron-deficient tanzanian women1-3

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 146, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 1162-1171

  Abioye, Ajibola I ^a   Aboud, Said ^b   Premji, Zulfiqar ^b   Etheredge, Analee J ^a,c   Gunaratna, Nilupa S ^a   Sudfeld, Christopher R ^a   Mongi, Robert ^b   Meloney, Laura ^a   Darling, Anne Marie ^a   Noor, Ramadhani A ^a   Spiegelman, Donna ^a   Duggan, Christopher ^a,c   Fawzi, Wafaie ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anemia; Biological markers; Dietary supplement; Iron deficiency; Pregnancy outcomes

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; FERRITIN; FOLIC ACID; HEMOGLOBIN; HEPCIDIN; IRON; PROTOPORPHYRIN ZINC; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR; PROTOPORPHYRIN; TRACE ELEMENT;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON THERAPY; OBSTETRIC DELIVERY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PUERPERIUM; RISK REDUCTION; SCREENING TEST; TANZANIAN; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BLOOD; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TANZANIA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BIOMARKERS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FERRITINS; FOLIC ACID; HEMOGLOBINS; HEPCIDINS; HUMANS; IRON; MICRONUTRIENTS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROTOPORPHYRINS; RECEPTORS, TRANSFERRIN; TANZANIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84973570782     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.115.225482     Document Type: Article

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