Iron status of North American pregnant women: An update on longitudinal data and gaps in knowledge from the United States and Canada

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 106, Issue , 2017, Pages 1647S-1654S

  O'Brien, Kimberly O ^a   Ru, Yuan ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

anemia; erythropoietin; ferritin; hemoglobin; hepcidin; inflammation; Pregnancy; serum transferrin receptor

Indexed keywords

HEME; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ANEMIA; BIRTH; CANADA; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GESTATIONAL ANEMIA; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IRON HOMEOSTASIS; IRON STORAGE; IRON THERAPY; KNOWLEDGE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NORTH AMERICA; NORTH AMERICAN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; REFERENCE VALUE; UNITED STATES; BLOOD; DEFICIENCY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BIOMARKERS; CANADA; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; IRON; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85037618376     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.117.155986     Document Type: Conference Paper

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