Comments on background papers related to iron, folic acid, malaria and other infections

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 28, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2007, Pages

  Oppenheimer, Stephen ^a,b  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Infection; Iron; Malaria; Supplementation; Trial

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH RISK; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; MALARIA; MORTALITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; PEMBA ISLAND; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

EID: 38549119493     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/15648265070284s408     Document Type: Conference Paper

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