Relative efficacy of weekly and two differing doses of daily iron-folate supplementation in improving hemoglobin in mild and moderately anemic children between 3 and 5 years of age: A cluster randomized trial

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 343-347

  Kapil, U ^a   Sachdev, H P S ^b   Dwivedi, S N ^a   Pandey, R M ^a   Upadhyay, A D ^a   Sareen, N ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b SITARAM BHARTIA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

anemia; folate supplementation; hemoglobin; iron supplementation; preschool children

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; FOLIC ACID; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY SAMPLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSAGE SCHEDULE COMPARISON; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; HELMINTHIASIS; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL STATUS;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FOLIC ACID; HEMATINICS; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INDIA; IRON; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84876410577     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2013.13     Document Type: Article

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