Micronutrients in pregnancy in low- and middle-income countries

Nutrients

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 1744-1768

  Darnton Hill, Ian ^a,b   Mkparu, Uzonna C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Antenatal care; Low and middle income countries (LMIC); Micronutrients; Pregnancy; Pregnant women

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; FOLIC ACID; TRACE ELEMENT;

ANEMIA; COGNITION ASSESSMENT; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; FINANCIAL STATEMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PROBABILITY; REVIEW; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; DEFICIENCY; DEFICIENCY DISEASES; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

DEFICIENCY DISEASES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MICRONUTRIENTS; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

EID: 84982728994     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20726643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nu7031744     Document Type: Review

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