Iron status, malaria parasite loads and food policies: Evidence from sub-Saharan Africa

Economics and Human Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 108-112

  Bhargava, Alok ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Anthelmintic treatment; Food policies; Health; Iron supplementation; Malaria parasite loads; Random effects models; Randomized controlled trials

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; FERROUS SULFATE; FOLIC ACID; IRON; PYRIMETHAMINE PLUS SULFADOXINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BED NET; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; COTE D'IVOIRE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON INTAKE; IRON THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PARASITE LOAD; PLASMODIUM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); TANZANIA; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ZAMBIA;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ANTHELMINTICS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; IRON; MALARIA; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITION POLICY; PARASITE LOAD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84870236383     PISSN: 1570677X     EISSN: 18736130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2012.02.004     Document Type: Article

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