Iron supplementation for the control of iron deficiency in populations at risk

Nutrition Reviews

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 195-209

  Viteri, Fernando E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b United Nations University (UNU) Office United Nations   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERROUS SULFATE; IRON;

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; LACTATION; OVARY CYCLE; PREGNANCY; REVIEW;

EID: 0030930047     PISSN: 00296643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.1997.tb01607.x     Document Type: Review

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