Multiple micronutrient supplementation reduces anemia and anxiety in Rural China's elementary school children

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 143, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 640-647

  Zhang, Linxiu ^a   Kleiman Weiner, Max ^b   Luo, Renfu ^a   Shi, Yaojiang ^c   Martorell, Reynaldo ^d   Medina, Alexis ^e   Rozelle, Scott ^e  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; TRACE ELEMENT;

ANEMIA; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; LEARNING; LONELINESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTIPLE MICRONUTRIENT SUPPLEMENTATION; PHOBIA; PRIMARY SCHOOL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 84876977663     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.112.171959     Document Type: Article

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