School-based iron and folic acid supplementation for adolescent girls: Findings from Manica Province, Mozambique

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 281-286

  Horjus, Peter ^a   Aguayo, Victor M ^b   Roley, Juley A ^a   Pene, Maurício C ^a   Meershoek, Stephan P ^a  

^a HELEN KELLER INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b UNICEF   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent girls; Anemia; Folic acid; Iron; Mozambique; Schools; Supplementation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; IRON; NUTRITION;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; MANICA; MOZAMBIQUE; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 26044478396     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/156482650502600305     Document Type: Article

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