Effect of daily iron supplementation on iron status, cell-mediated immunity, and incidence of infections in 6-36 month old Togolese children

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 29-35

  Berger, J ^a,c   Dyck, J L ^d   Galan, P ^b   Aplogan, A ^a   Schneider, D ^a   Traissac, P ^a   Hercberg, S ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b LIRSA   (France)

^c IRD   (Viet Nam)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Africa; Anemia; Cell mediated immunity; Children; Developing country; Infection; Iron deficiency; Iron supplementation; Malaria

Indexed keywords

IRON;

ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; MORBIDITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOGO; WORM INFECTION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANEMIA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFECTION; IRON; MALARIA; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; TOGO;

EID: 0033975352     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1600888     Document Type: Article

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