Open AccessEffect of time of initiation and dose of prenatal iron and folic acid supplementation on iron and folate nutriture of Korean women during pregnancy
Author(s) -
Jong-Im Lee,
Jeong-A Lee,
HyeonSook Lim
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.1093/ajcn/82.4.843
Subject(s) - pregnancy , folic acid , medicine , folic acid supplementation , iron supplement , gestation , iron supplementation , iron deficiency , physiology , anemia , biology , genetics
In Korea, it is customary to prescribe iron and folic acid supplements to pregnant women after the 20th wk of gestation; however, little evidence exists to support this practice.
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