Once weekly is superior to daily iron supplementation on height gain but not on hematological improvement among schoolchildren in Thailand

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 132, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 418-422

  Sungthong, Rassamee ^a   Mo suwan, Ladda ^a   Chongsuvivatwong, Virasakdi ^a   Geater, Alan F ^a  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Growth; Iron status; Iron supplementation; Schoolchildren

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; FERRITIN; FERROUS SULFATE; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; PLACEBO;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON STORAGE; IRON THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; THAILAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036192586     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/132.3.418     Document Type: Article

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