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Cluster-Randomized Non-Inferiority Trial to Compare Supplement Consumption and Adherence to Different Dosing Regimens for Antenatal Calcium and Iron-Folic Acid Supplementation to Prevent Preeclampsia and Anaemia: Rationale and Design of the Micronutrient Initiative Study

BACKGROUND: To prevent pre-eclampsia in populations with insufficient dietary calcium (Ca) intake, the World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends routine Ca supplementation during antenatal care (ANC). WHO guidelines suggest a complex dosing regimen, requiring as many as 5 pill-taking events per day...

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Autores principales: Omotayo, Moshood O., Dickin, Katherine L, Chapleau, Gina M., Martin, Stephanie L., Chang, Christopher, Mwanga, Erick O., Kung’u, Jacqueline K., Stoltzfus, Rebecca J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PAGEPress Publications, Pavia, Italy 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4693340/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26751372
http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/jphr.2015.582