Milk-based cornstarch porridge fortified with iron is effective in reducing anemia: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 370-374

  Arcanjo, Francisco Plácido Nogueira ^a   Arcanjo, Cecília Costa ^a   Arcanjo, Francisco Carlos Nogueira ^a   de Albuquerque Campos, Lício ^a   Amancio, Olga Maria Silverio ^b   Braga, Josefina Aparecida Pellegrini ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anemia; Cornstarch; Hemoglobins; Iron; Iron fortification; Preschoolers

Indexed keywords

FERROUS SULFATE; HEMOGLOBIN; PLACEBO; STARCH;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILK; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; ANIMALS; BRAZIL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HEMOGLOBIN A; HUMANS; IRON, DIETARY; MALE; MILK; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; STARCH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84867385945     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: 14653664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fms003     Document Type: Article

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