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Original Articles: Obstetrics

Efficacy of a 28-compartment pillbox for improving iron supplement compliance in healthy pregnant women: a randomised controlled trial

Athiwat Rattanapiratanona Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Srinakharinwirot University, Ongkharak, ThailandView further author information
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Kittipong Kongsomboonb Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Srinakharinwirot University, Ongkharak, ThailandView further author information
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Tharangrut Hanprasertponga Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Srinakharinwirot University, Ongkharak, ThailandCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Pages 1210-1215 | Published online: 01 Mar 2021

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