Efficacy and acceptability of two iron supplementation schedules in adolescent school girls in Lima, Peru

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 130, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2000, Pages

  Zavaleta, Nelly ^a   Respicio, Graciela ^a   Garcia, Teresa ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN NUTRICIONAL   (Peru)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Iron deficiency anemia; Iron supplementation

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROCYTE PROTOPORPHYRIN; FERRITIN; FERROUS SULFATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON THERAPY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERU; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0033974216     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/130.2.462s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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