Impact of multiple micronutrient supplementation ("Sprinkles") on iron deficiency anemia in Bedouin Arab and Jewish infants

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 434-438

  Bilenko, Natalya ^a,b   Fraser, Drora ^a   Vardy, Hillel ^a   Belmaker, Ilana ^a,b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

Author keywords

Anemia; Infants; Iron deficiency; Multiple Micronutrient Supplementations (MMS); Sprinkles

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; ARABS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FOOD; INTERVENTION STUDIES; ISRAEL; JEWS; MALE; MICRONUTRIENTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84905658672     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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