Impact of fortification of flours with iron to reduce the prevalence of anemia and iron deficiency among schoolchildren in Caracas, Venezuela: A follow-up

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 382-383

  Layrisse, Miguel ^a   García Casal, María Nieves ^b   Méndez Castellano, Hernán ^b   Jiménez, Maritza ^b   Olavarría, Henry C ^b   Chávez, José F ^c   Gonzĺez, Eglis ^c  

^a INSTITUTO VENEZOLANO DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS   (Venezuela)

^b FUNDACREDESA   (Venezuela)

^c Instituto Nacional de Nutricion   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Anemia; Ferritin; Flour fortification; Iron; Iron deficiency

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; CHILD HEALTH; IRON; NUTRITION; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY;

CARACAS; VENEZUELA;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; NICOTINIC ACID; RETINOL; RIBOFLAVIN; THIAMINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHILD; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; FLOUR; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON INTAKE; MALE; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENEZUELA;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CHILD; FEMALE; FERRITINS; FLOUR; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; IRON; IRON, DIETARY; MALE; NIACIN; PREVALENCE; RIBOFLAVIN; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; THIAMINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENEZUELA; VITAMIN A;

EID: 0036926752     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/156482650202300414     Document Type: Article

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