Effect of supplementation of micronutrient fortified biscuits on haemoglobin and serum iron levels of adolescent girls from Jaipur city, India

Nutrition and Food Science

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 477-484

  Goyle, Anuradha ^a   Prakash, Shyam ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN   (India)

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Food additives; Food technology; Girls; India; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957128567     PISSN: 00346659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00346651011076983     Document Type: Article

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