The Use of Iron-fortified Wheat Flour to Reduce Anemia among the Estate Population in Sri Lanka

International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 35-51

  Nestel, Penelope ^a,e   Nalubola, R ^b   Sivakaneshan, R ^b   Wickramasinghe, A R ^c   Atukorala, S ^d   Wickramanayake, T ^f   Godowatta, R ^f   Camilus, J ^f   Dharmaselan, J ^f   Ganapathy, ^f   Sunamaratne, N ^f  

^a Micronutrient Glob Leadership Proj   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SRI JAYEWARDENEPURA   (Sri Lanka)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

^e International Life Sciences Institute   (United States)

^f NONE

Author keywords

Anemia; Children; Flour; Food fortification; Iron

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; IRON;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FLOUR; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SRI LANKA; WHEAT;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 12144286793     PISSN: 03009831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0300-9831.74.1.35     Document Type: Article

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