Adolescent pregnancy, nutrition, and health outcomes in low- and middle-income countries: what we know and what we don't know

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 123, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 1589-1592

  Johnson, W ^a   Moore, S E ^a  

^a MRC HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ADVERSE OUTCOME; CATCH UP GROWTH; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FETUS WEIGHT; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NOTE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; STUNTING;

EID: 84982286020     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.13782     Document Type: Note

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