Impact of iron supplementation and deworming on growth performance in preschool Beninese children

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 223-228

  Dossa, R A M ^a   Ategbo, E A D ^a   De Koning, F L H A ^a   Van Raaij, J M A ^b   Hautvast, J G A J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABOMEY CALAVI   (Benin)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Deworming; Helminths; Iron supplementation; Linear growth; Micronutrient deficiency; Preschoolers

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; PLACEBO; TRACE ELEMENT;

AGE; ANEMIA; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; APPETITE; ARTICLE; ASCARIASIS; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; BENIN; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD GROWTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ENVIRONMENT; FECES; FOOD INTAKE; GROWTH DISORDER; GROWTH RATE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HOOKWORM INFECTION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; IRON THERAPY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARASITOSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RURAL AREA; SAMPLE; SCORING SYSTEM; TIME; WORM EGG; WORM EXPULSION; WORM INFECTION;

ALBENDAZOLE; ANEMIA; ANTHELMINTICS; ANTHROPOMETRY; BENIN; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EATING; FECES; FEMALE; GROWTH; HELMINTHIASIS; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; IRON; MALE; PARASITE EGG COUNT; RECURRENCE; RURAL HEALTH;

ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; NEMATODA; VERMES;

EID: 0035070107     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601126     Document Type: Article

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