Weekly iron supplements given by teachers sustain the haemoglobin concentration of schoolchildren in the Philippines

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 904-909

  Roschnik, Natalie ^a,c   Parawan, Amado ^a   Baylon, Melba Andrea B ^a   Chua, Teresita ^a   Hall, Andrew ^b  

^a SAVE THE CHILDREN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Iron supplements; Philippines; Schoolchildren; Teachers

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; IRON;

ANEMIA; CHILD HEALTH; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IRON THERAPY; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHILIPPINES; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOL CHILD; TEACHER; TIME;

AGING; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CHILD; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; IRON; MALE; PHILIPPINES; RURAL HEALTH; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES;

ASIA; EURASIA; PHILIPPINES; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 4344701175     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2004.01279.x     Document Type: Article

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