Intermittent administration of iron and sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine to control anaemia in Kenyan children: A randomised controlled trial

Lancet

Volumn 360, Issue 9337, 2002, Pages 908-914

  Verhoef, Hans ^a,b   West, Clive E ^a,c   Nzyuko, Silas M ^a   De Vogel, Stefan ^a   Van Der Valk, Rikkert ^a   Wanga, Mike A ^d   Kuijsten, Anneleen ^a   Veenemans, Jacobien ^a   Kok, Frans J ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b AMREF HEALTH AFRICA   (Kenya)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FANSIDAR; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLAMMATION; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON THERAPY; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MORBIDITY; PATIENT MONITORING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037152073     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(02)11027-0     Document Type: Article

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