Increased Birth Weight Associated with Regular Pre-Pregnancy Deworming and Weekly Iron-Folic Acid Supplementation for Vietnamese Women

BACKGROUND: Hookworm infections are significant public health issues in South-East Asia. In women of reproductive age, chronic hookworm infections cause iron deficiency anaemia, which, upon pregnancy, can lead to intrauterine growth restriction and low birth weight. Low birth weight is an important...

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Main Authors: Passerini, Luca, Casey, Gerard J., Biggs, Beverley A., Cong, Dai T., Phu, Luong B., Phuc, Tran Q., Carone, Marco, Montresor, Antonio
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Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3317901/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22509421
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001608
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