Groundwater iron assessment and consumption by women in rural Northwestern Bangladesh

International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 5-14

  Merrill, Rebecca D ^a   Shamim, Abu A ^b   Ali, Hasmot ^b   Jahan, Nusrat ^b   Labrique, Alain B ^a   Christian, Parul ^a   West, Keith P ^a  

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

^b The JiVitA Maternal and Child Health Research Project   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Groundwater; Iron; Tube well; Women

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; IRON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON INTAKE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORGANOLEPTIC PROPERTY; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; PH; RURAL AREA; TEMPERATURE; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER SAMPLING; WOMEN'S HEALTH; RURAL POPULATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; BANGLADESH; DRINKING WATER; FEMALE; GROUNDWATER; HUMANS; IRON; RURAL POPULATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84866142811     PISSN: 03009831     EISSN: 16642821     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0300-9831/a000089     Document Type: Article

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