Impact of iron-folic acid supplementation on cognitive abilities of school girls in Vadodara

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 137-143

  Sen, Aditi ^a   Kanani, Shubhada J ^b  

^a M S UNIVERSITY OF BARODA   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Anemia; Cognition; Iron folate supplementation; School girls

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; FOLIC ACID PLUS IRON; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSAGE SCHEDULE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INTERMITTENT THERAPY; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INDIA; IRON THERAPY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAZE TEST; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MENTAL TEST; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SOCIAL CLASS; TABLET; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT DURATION; VISUAL MEMORY;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CHILD; COGNITION; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HEMATINICS; HUMANS; INDIA;

EID: 60849122552     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: 00196061     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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