Iron status of the Pakistani population-current issues and strategies

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 340-347

  Akhtar, Saeed ^a   Ahmed, Anwaar ^b   Ahmad, Asif ^b   Ali, Zulfiqar ^c   Riaz, Muhammad ^a   Ismail, Tariq ^a  

^a BAHAUDDIN ZAKARIYA UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b PMAS ARID AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^c KARAKORAM INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Iron deficiency; Iron deficiency anemia; Malnutrition; Pakistan

Indexed keywords

IRON;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; FLOUR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFANT; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PAKISTAN; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW; WHEAT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FLOUR; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; INFANT; IRON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PAKISTAN; PREGNANCY; TRITICUM;

EID: 84883761454     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6133/apjcn.2013.22.3.17     Document Type: Review

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