Efficacy of fortification of school meals with ferrous glycine phosphate and riboflavin against anemia and angular stomatitis in schoolchildren

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 260-264

  Vinodkumar, Malavika ^a   Srirajagopalan, Nivasa ^b  

^a Sundar Serendipity Foundation   (India)

^b M S SWAMINATHAN RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

Author keywords

Anemia; Children; Ferrous glycine phosphate; Fortificant

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ANEMIA; CHILD CARE; CHILD HEALTH; DEVELOPING WORLD; DISEASE PREVALENCE; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; MALNUTRITION; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHOSPHATE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; VITAMIN;

ASIA; CHENNAI; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; TAMIL NADU;

EID: 70450197418     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/156482650903000307     Document Type: Article

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