THE EFFECT OF INTERMITTENT ANTENATAL IRON SUPPLEMENTATION ON INFANT OUTCOMES IN RURAL VIETNAM: A CLUSTER RANDOMISED TRIAL

S Hanieh; TT Ha; JA Simpson; GC Casey; T Thuy; NC Khuong; DD Thoang; SR Pasricha; TD Tran; T Tuan; T Dwyer; J Fisher; BA Biggs

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THE EFFECT OF INTERMITTENT ANTENATAL IRON SUPPLEMENTATION ON INFANT OUTCOMES IN RURAL VIETNAM: A CLUSTER RANDOMISED TRIAL

S Hanieh, TT Ha, JA Simpson, GC Casey, T Thuy, NC Khuong, DD Thoang, SR Pasricha, TD Tran, T Tuan, T Dwyer, J Fisher, BA Biggs

PLoS Medicine | KARGER | Published : 2013

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Sant-Rayn Pasricha Author Medical Biology (W.E.H.I.)

Sarah Hanieh Author Medicine - Royal Melbourne Hospital

Beverley-Ann Biggs Author Medicine - Royal Melbourne Hospital

Julie Simpson Author Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

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This study was funded through a grant from the National Health and Medical Research Coucil of Australia (Grant number 628751). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.