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Antenatal iron supplementation and birth weight in conditions of high exposure to infectious diseases

BACKGROUND: A recent cohort study among Papua New Guinean women surprisingly showed iron deficiency during pregnancy to be associated with increased birth weight. These findings seemingly contradict previous trial evidence that iron supplementation leads to increased birth weight, particularly in ir...

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Autores principales: Verhoef, Hans, Mwangi, Martin N., Cerami, Carla, Prentice, Andrew M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6659278/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31345217
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12916-019-1375-9