Control of anemia: The time to act is now

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 84-86

  Zlotkin, Stanley ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLERA VACCINE; IRON; MINERAL; RETINOL; SPRINKLES; TRACE ELEMENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS VACCINE; ZINC;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANEMIA; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD NUTRITION; CHOLERA; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; DISEASE CONTROL; EDITORIAL; FOOD QUALITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; INFANT MORTALITY; IRON THERAPY; MALNUTRITION; MINERAL INTAKE; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY; PUBLIC HEALTH; ROTAVIRUS; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; VIRUS INFECTION; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; PREVALENCE;

EID: 33847023966     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: 00196061     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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