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Iron deficiency during pregnancy is associated with a reduced risk of adverse birth outcomes in a malaria-endemic area in a longitudinal cohort study

BACKGROUND: Low birth weight (LBW) and preterm birth (PTB) are major contributors to infant mortality and chronic childhood morbidity. Understanding factors that contribute to or protect against these adverse birth outcomes is an important global health priority. Anaemia and iron deficiency are comm...

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Autores principales: Fowkes, Freya J. I., Moore, Kerryn A., Opi, D. Herbert, Simpson, Julie A., Langham, Freya, Stanisic, Danielle I., Ura, Alice, King, Christopher L., Siba, Peter M., Mueller, Ivo, Rogerson, Stephen J., Beeson, James G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6149228/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30231938
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12916-018-1146-z