Effect of nutrition education and diet modification in iron depleted preschool children in nurseries in Tehran: A pilot study

International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 264-268

  Khoshnevisan, Farnaz ^a,b   Kimiagar, Masood ^a   Kalantaree, Nasser ^a   Valaee, Nasser ^a   Shaheedee, Nooshin ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute Tehran   (Iran)

Author keywords

Anemia; Dietary modification; Iron deficiency; Nutrition education; Preschool children

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; FERRITIN; IRON;

BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD NUTRITION; CITRUS FRUIT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; FRUIT JUICE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; IRAN; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PARENT COUNSELING; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; VITAMIN INTAKE; WELLBEING;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; FEMALE; FERRITINS; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; IRAN; IRON; IRON, DIETARY; MALE; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT PROJECTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOLS, NURSERY;

CITRUS;

EID: 7044220291     PISSN: 03009831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0300-9831.74.4.264     Document Type: Review

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