Efficacy of multiple micronutrient supplementations on child health: Study design and baseline characteristics

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 342-347

  Bilenko, Natalya ^a,b   Belmaker, Ilana ^a,b   Vardi, Hillel ^a,b   Fraser, Drora ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b Ministry of Health Regional Office   (Israel)

Author keywords

"Sprinkles"(suppleforte^{TM< sup>, Heinz, Canada); Anemia; Bedouin; Infants; Micronutrient deficiencies}

Indexed keywords

ANTIANEMIC AGENT; FERRITIN; FERROUS FUMARATE; FOLIC ACID; HEMOGLOBIN; RETINOL; SUPPLEFORTE; TRACE ELEMENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RACE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STUDY DESIGN; SUPPLEMENTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARAB; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; JEW; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; ARABS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMANS; INFANT; ISRAEL; JEWS; MALE; MICRONUTRIENTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

EID: 77954506475     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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