Factors influencing the consumption of iron and folic acid supplementations in high focus states of India

Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 180-184

  Chourasia, Ankita ^a   Pandey, Chandra M ^b   Awasthi, Ashish ^a  

^a Department of Cardiac Anesthesia   (India)

^b SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

High focus states; IFA supplements; Maternal Health; NFHS; SDG

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; IRON;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BIRTH ORDER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUSBAND; INDIA; IRON DEFICIENCY; MASS MEDIUM; MATERNAL AGE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; RELIGION; SOCIOECONOMICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85018405400     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22133984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cegh.2017.04.004     Document Type: Article

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