Fighting anaemia and malnutrition in Hebron (Palestine): Impact evaluation of a humanitarian project

Acta Tropica

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 242-248

  Magoni, Michele ^a   Jaber, Muhammed ^b   Piera, Redaelli ^c  

^a Terre des Hommes Italy   (Italy)

^b Ard El Atfal   (Palestine)

^c Fondazione Terre des Hommes Italia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Emergency; Evaluation; Iron deficiency; Malnutrition

Indexed keywords

IRON;

ANEMIA; CHILD HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; HEALTH STATUS; IRON; MALNUTRITION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POLITICAL CONFLICT; PROJECT ASSESSMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD NUTRITION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFANT; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PALESTINE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK REDUCTION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ALTRUISM; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INFANT; IRON, DIETARY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MIDDLE EAST; PREVALENCE; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN D;

ASIA; EURASIA; HEBRON; MIDDLE EAST; OCCUPIED TERRITORIES; PALESTINE; WEST BANK;

EID: 39149138444     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2007.11.007     Document Type: Article

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