Government-Industry Partnership in Weekly Iron-Folic Acid Supplementation for Women of Reproductive Age in the Philippines: Impact on Iron Status

Nutrition Reviews

Volumn 63, Issue SUPPL.2, 2005, Pages

  Angeles Agdeppa, Imelda ^a   Paulino, Lourdes S ^b   Ramos, Adelisa C ^b   Etorma, Unita Marie ^b   Cavalli Sforza, Tommaso ^c   Milani, Silvano ^d  

^a FOOD AND NUTRITION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Philippines)

^b DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Philippines)

^c The World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific philippines   (Philippines)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anemia; Government private partnerships; Reproductive age women; Weekly iron folic acid supplementation

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERTIZING; ARTICLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON INTAKE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHILIPPINES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERTISING; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HEALTH FACILITIES, PROPRIETARY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; IRON, DIETARY; MIDDLE AGED; PHILIPPINES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEMATOLOGIC; PRENATAL CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

EID: 33644869115     PISSN: 00296643     EISSN: 17534887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.2005.tb00157.x     Document Type: Article

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