Effectiveness of biweekly versus daily iron-folic acid administration on anaemia status in preschool children

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 67-71

  Awasthi, Shally ^a   Verma, Tuhina ^a   Vir, Shiela ^b  

^a KING GEORGE'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNICEF   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; INDIA; IRON THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INDIA; INTERVENTION STUDIES; IRON; MALE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 20444404192     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmh065     Document Type: Article

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