Triple fortification of salt with microcapsules of iodine, iron, and vitamin A

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1283-1290

  Zimmermann, Michael B ^a   Wegmueller, Rita ^a   Zeder, Christophe ^a   Chaouki, Nourredine ^b   Biebinger, Ralf ^a   Hurrell, Richard F ^a   Windhab, Erich ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Ministry of Health Morocco   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Anemia; Children; Deficiency; Goiter; Iodine; Iron; Morocco; Salt; Triple fortification; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

FERRIC PYROPHOSPHATE; HEMOGLOBIN; PALM OIL; POTASSIUM IODATE; PREALBUMIN; RETINOL BINDING PROTEIN; RETINOL PALMITATE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; IODINE; IODIZED SALT; IRON; RETINOL;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG STABILITY; ENDEMIC GOITER; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON STORAGE; MICROCAPSULE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; SCHOOL CHILD; STORAGE; TABLET FORMULATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG STORAGE; FEMALE; GOITER; MALE; MOROCCO; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SALT INTAKE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CAPSULES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG STORAGE; FEMALE; GOITER; HUMANS; IODINE; IRON; MALE; MOROCCO; PREVALENCE; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY;

EID: 16544389277     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/80.5.1283     Document Type: Article

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