The effectiveness of weekly iron and vitamin supplementation of Malawian preschool children [2]

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 49-50

  Young, M W ^a  

^a Presbyterian Hospital   (Malawi)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ASCORBIC ACID; FERROUS SULFATE; HEMOGLOBIN; NICOTINAMIDE; RETINOL; RIBOFLAVIN; THIAMINE; VITAMIN; VITAMIN D;

CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON THERAPY; LETTER; MALAWI; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RURAL AREA; SIDE EFFECT; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALAWI; MOBILE HEALTH UNITS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RURAL HEALTH; VITAMINS;

EID: 0035118142     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

References (8)

1. Functional Significance of Iron Deficiency
2. Effects of weekly iron supplementation on pregnant Indonesian women are similar to those of daily supplementation
3. Effect of daily vs twice weekly iron supplementation in Indonesian preschool children with low iron status
4. Effective community intervention to improve hemoglobin status in preschoolers receiving once-weekly iron supplementation
5. Weekly micronutrient supplementation to build iron stores in female Indonesian adolescents
6. The effectiveness of weekly iron supplementation in pregnant women of rural northern Malawi