Iron supplements: Scientific issues concerning efficacy and implications for research and programs

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 132, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2002, Pages

  Allen, Lindsay H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Iron deficiency; Iron deficiency anemia; Iron supplements; Micronutrient deficiencies

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; IODINE; IRON; RETINOL; RIBOFLAVIN;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOSE CALCULATION; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESEARCH; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON KINETICS; IRON THERAPY; MINERAL METABOLISM; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; RIBOFLAVIN DEFICIENCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN METABOLISM;

EID: 0036220893     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/132.4.813s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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