Iron fortification strategies for the control of childhood anemia in Brazil

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 448-451

  Lamounier, Joel Alves ^a   Capanema, Flávio Diniz ^b   da Silva Rocha, Daniela ^c   de Oliveira, Jose Eduardo Dutra ^d   Costa da Silva, Maite ^a   de Almeida, Carlos Alberto Nogueira ^d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b Faculty of Health and Human Ecology   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anemia; Anemia fortified food; Children; Iron compounds; Iron deficiency

Indexed keywords

IRON;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; RISK FACTOR;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; BRAZIL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; IRON, DIETARY; MALE;

EID: 78649628610     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: 14653664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmq001     Document Type: Article

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