Daily and weekly iron supplementations are effective in increasing hemoglobin and reducing anemia in infants

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 175-179

  Arcanjo, Francisco Plácido Nogueira ^a   Santos, Paulo Roberto ^b   Arcanjo, Caio Plácido Costa ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FORTALEZA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anemia; Infants; Iron supplementation

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; IRON;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAY CARE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; IRON ABSORPTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ANEMIA; INFANTS; IRON SUPPLEMENTATION;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERVENTION STUDIES; IRON, DIETARY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84878665652     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: 14653664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fms071     Document Type: Article

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