Low anemia prevalence in school-aged children in Bangalore, South India: Possible effect of school health initiatives

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 61, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 865-869

  Muthayya, S ^a   Thankachan, P ^a   Zimmermann, M B ^b   Andersson, M ^b   Eilander, A ^c   Misquith, D ^a   Hurrell, R F ^b   Kurpad, A V ^a  

^a ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNILEVER RESEARCH VLAARDINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; HEMOGLOBIN; RETINOL;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ALBENDAZOLE; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; ANTHELMINTICS; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; PREVALENCE; RURAL HEALTH; SEX FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URBAN HEALTH; VITAMIN A;

EID: 34447293954     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602613     Document Type: Article

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