Weekly iron supplementation for the prevention of anemia in pre-school children: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 433-438

  Arcanjo, Francisco Plácido Nogueira ^a   Arcanjo, Cecília Costa ^a   Amancio, Olga Maria Silverio ^b   Braga, Josefina Aparecida Pellegrini ^b   Leite, Álvaro Jorge Madeiro ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anemia; Hemoglobins; Iron; Pre school children; Supplementation

Indexed keywords

FERROUS SULFATE; FERROUS SULPHATE HEPTAHYDRATE; HEMOGLOBIN; PLACEBO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; IRON THERAPY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; HEMATINICS; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 82955229566     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: 14653664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmq119     Document Type: Article

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