Prevention and control of iron deficiency anemia amongst young children

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 293-295

  Kapil, Umesh ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; FOLIC ACID; IRON; MEASLES VACCINE;

BREAST FEEDING; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD NUTRITION; COGNITION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; EMOTIONALITY; FITNESS; FOOD PROCESSING; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; IODINE DEFICIENCY; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; PROPHYLAXIS; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; SIDE EFFECT; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL WELFARE;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; IRON; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS;

EID: 0037396206     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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