Dietary and Supplement Treatment of Iron Deficiency Results in Improvements in General Health and Fatigue in Australian Women of Childbearing Age

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 337-342

  Patterson, Amanda J ^a   Brown, Wendy J ^a   Roberts, David C K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diet therapy; Fatigue; Iron deficiency; Mental health; Supplement; Women

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; FERROUS SULFATE; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH STATUS; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON INTAKE; IRON THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HEALTH STATUS; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; IRON; IRON, DIETARY; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; TRANSFERRIN;

EID: 0034891265     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.2001.10719054     Document Type: Article

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