Daily versus weekly iron supplementation and prevention of iron deficiency anaemia in lactating women

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 11-16

  Haidar, J ^a   Omwega, A M ^b   Muroki, N M ^b   Ayana, G ^a  

^a ETHIOPIAN PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BREAST FEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ETHIOPIA; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON INTAKE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BREAST FEEDING; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ETHIOPIA; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; IRON, DIETARY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0037664419     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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