Improved adherence and anaemia cure rates with flexible administration of micronutrient Sprinkles: A new public health approach to anaemia control

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 165-172

  Ip, H ^a   Hyder, S M Z ^b,c   Haseen, F ^d   Rahman, M ^d   Zlotkin, S H ^a,c  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d RESEARCH AND EVALUATION DIVISION   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; SPRINKLES; TRACE ELEMENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVENTION STUDY; IRON THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREVALENCE; RURAL AREA;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BANGLADESH; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INFANT; IRON; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; TRACE ELEMENTS;

EID: 59849101388     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602917     Document Type: Article

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