Preventing iron deficiency through food fortification

Nutrition Reviews

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 210-222

  Hurrell, Richard F ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRON; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUGAR;

BIOAVAILABILITY; CEREAL; COFFEE; CONDIMENT; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HUMAN; IRON ABSORPTION; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MILK; REVIEW;

EID: 0030920395     PISSN: 00296643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.1997.tb01608.x     Document Type: Review

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