Iron status in pregnant women and women of reproductive age in Europe

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 106, Issue , 2017, Pages 1655S-1662S

  Milman, Nils ^a   Taylor, Christine L ^b   Merkel, Joyce ^b   Brannon, Patsy M ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE ABSALON   (Denmark)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

European women; iron deficiency; iron deficiency anemia; iron overload; iron replete; iron status; pregnancy; premenopausal women

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON;

AGE; CONFERENCE PAPER; EUROPE; EUROPEAN; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IRON STORAGE; IRON THERAPY; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE AGE; BLOOD; DEFICIENCY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; METABOLISM;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EUROPE; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; IRON; PREGNANCY;

EID: 85037650195     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.117.156000     Document Type: Conference Paper

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