Delivering sprinkles plus through the integrated child development services (ICDS) to reduce anemia in pre-school children in India

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 80, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 990-995

  Hirve, Siddhivinayak ^a   Martini, Elviyanti ^b   Juvekar, Sanjay K ^a   Agarwal, Dhiraj ^a   Bavdekar, Ashish ^a   Sari, Mayang ^b   Molwane, Manjusha ^c   Janes, Sabrina ^d   Haselow, Nancy ^b   Yeung, David L ^e   Pandit, Anand ^a  

^a KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

^b HELEN KELLER INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c Integrated Child Development Services   (India)

^d ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e HJ Heinz Micronutrient Campaign   (United States)

Author keywords

Effectiveness; Iron deficiency anemia; Micronutrient powder; Sprinkles

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD NUTRITION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HOME; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; POWDER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; RANDOM SAMPLE; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE;

EID: 84892742751     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: 09737693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-013-1063-2     Document Type: Article

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