Cyclical iron supplementation to reduce anemia among Brazilian preschoolers: A randomized controlled trial

BMC Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Coutinho, Geraldo G P L ^a,b   Cury, Patrícia M ^a   Cordeiro, José A ^a  

^a Institute of Biomedicine   (Brazil)

^b FACULDADE DE MEDICINA DE SÃO JOSÉ DO RIO PRETO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anemia; Brazil; Iron; Preschoolers; Supplementation

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; IRON;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET THERAPY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BRAZIL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HUMANS; INFANT; IRON; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84872119069     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-21     Document Type: Article

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