Consumption of dietary supplements by Chinese women during pregnancy and postpartum: A prospective cohort study

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2017, Pages

  Tang, Li ^a,b   Lee, Andy H ^c   Yau, Kelvin K W ^b   Hui, Yer Van ^b,d   Binns, Colin W ^c  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d HANG SENG MANAGEMENT COLLEGE   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; dietary supplements; folic acid; nutrition; postpartum; pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; FOLIC ACID; TRACE ELEMENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION; CHINESE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOD INTAKE; HIGH SCHOOL; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUTRITION EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUERPERIUM; ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; CALCIUM INTAKE; CHINA; DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKE; HEALTH EDUCATION; IRON INTAKE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; CALCIUM, DIETARY; CHINA; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; IRON, DIETARY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MICRONUTRIENTS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOMMENDED DIETARY ALLOWANCES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 85012950113     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12435     Document Type: Article

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