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http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2170| Title: | MATERNAL DIETARY PATTERNS AND PRACTICES AND BIRTH WEIGHT IN NORTHERN GHANA |
| Authors: | Abubakari, Abdulai Jahn, Albrecht |
| Issue Date: | 2016 |
| Publisher: | PLOS ONE |
| Series/Report no.: | 11;9 |
| Abstract: | Adequatematernalnutritionisakey factorforachievinggoodpregnancyoutcomes.Moreover, inadequatedietaryintakeduringpregnancyisconsideredanimportantcontributorto maternalmalnutritionindeveloping countries.Althoughsomestudieshave examinedthe effectoftheentiredietonbirthoutcome,moststudieshave beenverynarrowbecausethey consideredtheeffectofsinglenutrient.Thesinglenutrientapproachisamajorsetback becauseusuallyseveral nutrientdeficienciesaremorelikelytooccurthansingledeficienciesespeciallyinlow-incomesettings. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2170 |
| ISSN: | 0162285 |
| Appears in Collections: | School of Allied Health Sciences |
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