Effect of micronutrient sprinkles on reducing anemia a cluster-randomized effectiveness trial

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 166, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 842-850

  Jack, Susan J ^a,g   Ou, Kevanna ^b   Chea, Mary ^b   Chhin, Lan ^c,h   Devenish, Robyn ^d   Dunbar, Mary ^e,i   Eang, Chanthol ^e,j   Hou, Kroeun ^f   Ly, Sokhoing ^f   Khin, Mengkheang ^f   Prak, Sophanneary ^b   Reach, Ratana ^b   Talukder, Aminuzzaman ^f   Tokmoh, La Ong ^a   Leon De La Barra, Sophia ^g   Hill, Philip C ^g   Herbison, Peter ^g   Gibson, Rosalind S ^g  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b National Nutrition Program   (Cambodia)

^c United Nations Children's Fund Cambodia   (Cambodia)

^d National Pediatric Hospital   (Cambodia)

^e A2Z Micronutrient Project Cambodia   (Cambodia)

^f HELEN KELLER INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^h Reproductive and Child Health Alliance   (Cambodia)

ⁱ World Vision Asia Pacific Regional Office   (Cambodia)

^j Reproductive Health Association of Cambodia   (Cambodia)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; COPPER; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FERROUS FUMARATE; FOLIC ACID; GLUCONATE ZINC; HEMOGLOBIN; IODINE; IRON; NICOTINIC ACID; PYRIDOXINE; RETINOL; RETINOL ACETATE; RIBOFLAVIN; SPRINKLE; THIAMINE; TRACE ELEMENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITAMIN D; ZINC;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANEMIA; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CAMBODIA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INFANT; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOM SAMPLE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RETINOL DEFICIENCY; RURAL HEALTH CARE; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; ANTHROPOMETRY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FERRITINS; GROWTH DISORDERS; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INFANT; IRON; MICRONUTRIENTS; RETINOL-BINDING PROTEINS; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY; ZINC;

EID: 84865859162     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: 15383628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2012.1003     Document Type: Article

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