Effect of combining multiple micronutrients with iron supplementation on Hb response in children: Systematic review of randomized controlled trials

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 756-773

  Gera, Tarun ^a   Sachdev, Harsh Pal Singh ^b,d   Nestel, Penelope ^c  

^a SL Jain Hospital   (India)

^b SITARAM BHARTIA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND RESEARCH   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Haemoglobin; Iron supplementation; Meta analysis; Multiple micronutrient supplementation

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; PLACEBO; TRACE ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IRON THERAPY; MALARIA; META ANALYSIS; NUTRIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADOLESCENT; BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INTERACTION; DRUG POTENTIATION; FEMALE; INFANT; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MALE; METABOLISM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG INTERACTIONS; DRUG SYNERGISM; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INFANT; IRON; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; MICRONUTRIENTS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 67650727088     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980008003145     Document Type: Article

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