Childhood iron and zinc deficiency in resource poor countries

British Medical Journal

Volumn 334, Issue 7585, 2007, Pages 104-105

  Bhutta, Zulfiqar A ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERROUS GLUCONATE; FOLIC ACID; IRON; PLACEBO; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

ANEMIA; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIARRHEA; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG CAPSULE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EDITORIAL; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; IRON DEFICIENCY; MALARIA; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MILK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; ZINC DEFICIENCY; CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; NOTE;

CHILD; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; IRON; ZINC;

EID: 33846639525     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39094.513924.BE     Document Type: Editorial

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