Issues in prevention of iron deficiency anemia in India

Nutrition

Volumn 30, Issue 7-8, 2014, Pages 764-770

  Anand, Tanu ^a   Rahi, Manju ^b   Sharma, Pragya ^a   Ingle, Gopal K ^a  

^a G B PANT HOSPITAL   (India)

^b INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

India; Iron deficiency anemia; Maternal deaths

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; FOLIC ACID; HEPCIDIN; IRON SALT; IRON;

DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ELIMINATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FOOD ASSISTANCE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOOKWORM INFECTION; HUMAN; INDIA; IRON ABSORPTION; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON STORAGE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MENORRHAGIA; NUTRIENT SUPPLY; NUTRITION EDUCATION; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; OBSTETRIC PROCEDURE; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SANITATION; UMBILICAL CORD CLAMPING; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; IRON; MATERNAL DEATH; PREGNANCY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 84903382827     PISSN: 08999007     EISSN: 18731244     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2013.11.022     Document Type: Review

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