Smokeless tobacco exposure and fetal iron status: An analytical study

• Main Authors: Swathi Sunil Rao (Author), Rutuja Agadi (Author), Sukanya Shetty (Author), Raghavendra Rao (Author), Rathika D Shenoy (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objectives: To compare the cord serum ferritin and fetal iron status in newborns with and without maternal occupational smokeless tobacco exposure and determine the influencing factors. Methods: This cross-sectional study included mother-infant dyads with occupational tobacco exposure (exposed) and...