Impact of iron-fortified foods on Hb concentration in children (<10 years): A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 579-586

  Athe, Ramesh ^a   Rao, M Vishnu Vardhana ^a   Nair, K Madhavan ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION   (India)

Author keywords

Covariate meta analysis; Iron fortification; Meta analysis; Meta regression

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; IRON INTAKE;

ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRON INTAKE; MALE; META ANALYSIS; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

CHILD; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; IRON; IRON, DIETARY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84896448722     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980013000062     Document Type: Review

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