Daily use of Sprinkles micronutrient powder for 2 months reduces anemia among children 6 to 36 months of age in the Kyrgyz Republic: A cluster-randomized trial

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 446-460

  Lundeen, Elizabeth ^a,f   Schueth, Tobias ^a   Toktobaev, Nurjan ^a   Zlotkin, Stanley ^b   Hyder, S M Ziauddin ^c,d   Houser, Robert ^e  

^a Kyrgyz Swiss Swedish Health Project   (Kyrgyzstan)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c WORLD BANK   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Swiss Red Cross   (Kyrgyzstan)

Author keywords

Home fortification; Iron deficiency anemia; Kyrgyz republic; Kyrgyzstan; Micronutrient powder; Point of use fortification; Sprinkles

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; ANEMIA; CHILD HEALTH; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DISEASE PREVALENCE; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; PUBLIC HEALTH; TRACE ELEMENT;

KYRGYZSTAN;

EID: 77957815656     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/156482651003100307     Document Type: Article

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