Double fortified salt at crossroads

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 69, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 617-623

  Sivakumar, B ^a   Madhavan Nair, K ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION   (India)

Author keywords

Hemoglobin; Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD); Iron and iodine fortified salt; Iron Deficiency Anemia (IDA); Productivity; Stability; Urinary iodine

Indexed keywords

IODINE; IODIZED SALT;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG STABILITY; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON INTAKE; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; SALT INTAKE;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; DEFICIENCY DISEASES; DRUG STABILITY; HUMANS; IODINE; IRON, DIETARY; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY;

EID: 0036636315     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02722691     Document Type: Conference Paper

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