Drinking water as an iron carrier in Brazil

Archivos Latinoamericanos de Nutricion

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2006, Pages

  Dutra De Oliveira, J E ^a   Marchini, J Sergio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAZIL; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON INTAKE; LETTER; WATER SUPPLY;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BRAZIL; HUMANS; IRON, DIETARY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 34547454387     PISSN: 00040622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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