Role of antenatal care and iron supplementation during pregnancy in preventing low birth weight in Nepal: Comparison of national surveys 2006 and 2011

Archives of Public Health

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Khanal, Vishnu ^a,b   Zhao, Yun ^b   Sauer, Kay ^b  

^a Maternal and Child Health Consultant   (Nepal)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antenatal care; Iron supplementation; Low birth weight; Nepal

Indexed keywords

EID: 84988807198     PISSN: 07787367     EISSN: 20493258     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2049-3258-72-4     Document Type: Article

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