New evidence should inform WHO guidelines on multiple micronutrient supplementation in pregnancy

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 149, Issue 3, 2019, Pages 359-361

  Sudfeld, Christopher R ^a   Smith, Emily R ^a,b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BILL AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Infant mortality; Low birth weight; Micronutrient supplementation; Pregnancy; World Health Organization

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; IRON; TRACE ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LOW INCOME COUNTRY; MATERNAL WELFARE; MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRY; MORTALITY RISK; NEWBORN MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; FEMALE; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; NUTRITION POLICY; RISK FACTOR;

DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MICRONUTRIENTS; MORTALITY; NUTRITION POLICY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; RISK FACTORS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 85062422921     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/nxy279     Document Type: Article

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