Iron and malaria interactions: Programmatic ways forward

Advances in Nutrition

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 579-582

  Stoltzfus, Rebecca J ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HUMAN; INFANT; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON INTAKE; MALARIA; MASS SCREENING;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; INFANT; IRON, DIETARY; MALARIA; MASS SCREENING;

EID: 84871864946     PISSN: 21618313     EISSN: 21565376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/an.111.000885     Document Type: Conference Paper

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