Effects of vitamin a, vitamin a plus zinc, and multiple micronutrients on anemia in preschool children in Chongqing, China

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 3-11

  Chen, Li ^a,b   Liu, Yong Fang ^a   Gong, Min ^a   Jiang, Wei ^a   Fan, Zhen ^a   Qu, Ping ^a   Chen, Jie ^a   Liu, You Xue ^a   Li, Ting Yu ^a,b  

^a CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anemia; Multiple micronutrient; Supplementation; Vitamin A; Zinc

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; HEMOGLOBIN; RETINOL; TRACE ELEMENT; VITAMIN; ZINC;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHINA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANEMIA; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; MALE; MICRONUTRIENTS; PREVALENCE; TRACE ELEMENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN A; VITAMINS; ZINC;

EID: 84860327137     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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