Effect of iron fortification on malaria incidence in infants and young children in Ghana: A randomized trial

JAMA

Volumn 310, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 938-947

  Zlotkin, Stanley ^a,c,d   Newton, Samuel ^b   Aimone, Ashley M ^c,d   Azindow, Irene ^b   Amenga Etego, Seeba ^b   Tchum, Kofi ^b   Mahama, Emmanuel ^b   Thorpe, Kevin E ^c   Owusu Agyei, Seth ^b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b KINTAMPO HEALTH RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ghana)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; INSECTICIDE; IRON; TRACE ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; BED NET; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY COMPLIANCE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GHANA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARASITEMIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 84883387263     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2013.277129     Document Type: Article

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