Iron supplement use among women in the United States: Science, policy and practice

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 133, Issue 6, 2003, Pages

  Cogswell, Mary E ^a   Kettel Khan, Laura ^a   Ramakrishnan, Usha ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Childbearing age; Iron deficiency; Iron supplements; Women

Indexed keywords

IRON;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON THERAPY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037872692     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/133.6.1974s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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