Effects of iron fortification in a school feeding scheme and anthelmintic therapy on the iron status and growth of six- to eight-year-old schoolchildren

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 11-21

  Kruger, Marita ^a   Badenhorst, Charl J ^a   Mansvelt, Erna P G ^b   Laubscher, Jacoba A ^a   Benadé, A J Spinnler ^a  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

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EID: 0001786158     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/156482659601700104     Document Type: Article

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