Effective community intervention to improve hemoglobin status in preschoolers receiving once-weekly iron supplementation

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1057-1061

  Palupi, Laksmi ^a   Schultink, Werner ^a   Achadi, Endang ^a   Gross, Rainer ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

anemia; Anemia; anthelminthic treatment; iron supplementation; preschoolers

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; FERROUS SULFATE; IRON; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FECES ANALYSIS; HELMINTHIASIS; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; TRICHURIS;

ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; TRICHURIS;

EID: 0030901571     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/65.4.1057     Document Type: Article

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