Multiple micronutrient fortification of salt and its effect on cognition in Chennai school children

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 505-511

  Kumar, Malavika Vinod ^a   Rajagopalan, Srinivasa ^b  

^a Sundar Serendipity Foundation   (India)

^b M S SWAMINATHAN RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

Author keywords

B complex vitamins; Child nutrition; Cognition; India; Iron; Multiple micronutrients; Salt fortification; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; IODINE; TRACE ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BIOAVAILABILITY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MEMORY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SALT INTAKE; SCHOOL; STOMATITIS; URINE;

ATTENTION; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; COGNITION; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INDIA; IODINE; MALE; MEMORY; MICRONUTRIENTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SCHOOLS; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY; STOMATITIS;

EID: 34648835995     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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