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The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine Volume 22, 2009 - Issue 2
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Original Article

The effect of calcium supplementation during pregnancy on fetal and infant growth: a nested randomized controlled trial within WHO calcium supplementation trial

Hany Abdel-Aleem Departments of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, EgyptCorrespondence[email protected]
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Hany Abdel-Aleem Departments of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, EgyptCorrespondence[email protected]
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Mario Merialdi Department of Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
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Elwany D. Elsnosy Departments of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
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Ghada O. Elsedfy Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
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Mahmoud A. Abdel-Aleem Departments of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
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Jose Villar Nuffield Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Pages 94-100 | Received 15 Aug 2008, Accepted 09 Sep 2008, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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