Cost-effectiveness of invitation to food supplementation early in pregnancy combined with multiple micronutrients on infant survival: Analysis of data from MINIMat randomized trial, Bangladesh

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Shaheen, Rubina ^a   Persson, Lars Åke ^a   Ahmed, Shakil ^b   Streatfield, Peter Kim ^c   Lindholm, Lars ^d  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH   (Bangladesh)

^d UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Cost effectiveness; Infant mortality; Micronutrient supplementation; Prenatal food supplementation

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; IRON; TRACE ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INFANT; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MATERNAL CARE; NEWBORN MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; PROGRAM COST EFFECTIVENESS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WOMEN'S HEALTH; ADULT; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; ECONOMICS; INFANT MORTALITY; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NEWBORN; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; BANGLADESH; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; IRON; MICRONUTRIENTS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA;

EID: 85019201960     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12884-015-0551-y     Document Type: Article

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