Current issues for the prevention of iron deficiency anemia amongst young children

JK Science

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 174-175

  Gupta, Ritu ^a   Gupta, Ravinder K ^b,c  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b Pediatric Clinic   (India)

^c NONE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; FERROUS FUMARATE; FOLIC ACID; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON;

ARTERY CLAMP; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILDBIRTH; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG RESEARCH; DRUG SAFETY; EDITORIAL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD COMPOSITION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; INFANT FEEDING; INFECTION; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON STORAGE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MICROENCAPSULATION; MILK; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; UMBILICAL CORD;

EID: 11244350086     PISSN: 09721177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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