Iron food supplement

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 69, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 943-946

  Sood, Mousmee ^a,b   Sharada, D ^a  

^a ACHARYA N G RANGA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b M/s RK Brothers   (India)

Author keywords

Anaemic status in children; Iron food supplement; Supplement development

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; IRON;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON THERAPY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; MALNUTRITION; PRIMARY SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036864316     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02726008     Document Type: Article

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