Effectiveness of fortification of drinking water with iron and vitamin C in the reduction of anemia and improvement of nutritional status in children attending day-care centers in Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 340-346

  Da Silva Rocha, Daniela ^a   Diniz Capanema, Flávio ^b   Pereira Netto, Michele ^c   Alberto, Carlos ^d   De Almeida, Nogueira ^d   Do Carmo Castro Franceschini, Sylvia ^e   Alves Lamounier, Joel ^f  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^b Hospitalar Do Estado de Minas Gerais   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF JUIZ DE FORA   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF RIBEIRÃO PRETO   (Brazil)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

^f FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anemia; Day care; Fortification; Iron; Preschool

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; ASCORBIC ACID; BIOCHEMISTRY; BODY MASS; CHILD CARE; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DRINKING WATER; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; HEALTH POLICY; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

BELO HORIZONTE; BRAZIL; MINAS GERAIS;

EID: 84855458737     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/156482651103200405     Document Type: Article

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