Iron status of women is associated with the iron concentration of potable groundwater in rural Bangladesh

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 141, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 944-949

  Merrill, Rebecca D ^a   Shamim, Abu Ahmed ^b,c   Ali, Hasmot ^b,c   Jahan, Nusrat ^b,c   Labrique, Alain B ^a   Schulze, Kerry ^a   Christian, Parul ^a   West Jr , Keith P ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Paschim Para ^*  (Bangladesh)

^c Johns Hopkins Bangladesh Ltd   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; FERRITIN; GROUND WATER; IRON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; IRON DEFICIENCY; MORBIDITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCTION; RICE; RURAL AREA;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BANGLADESH; COOKING; DRINKING; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HUMANS; IRON; IRON, DIETARY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; RURAL HEALTH; WATER SUPPLY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955492714     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.111.138628     Document Type: Article

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