Are infants less than 6 months of age a neglected group for anemia prevention in low-income countries?

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 647-649

  Moraleda, Cinta ^a   Rabinovich, Regina N ^a,b   Menéndez, Clara ^a,c  

^a CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY CREAL   (Spain)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c Manhiça Health Research Center   (Mozambique)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRON; PLACEBO; ZINC;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANEMIA; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD NUTRITION; DIARRHEA; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; DRUG SAFETY; HIGH RISK INFANT; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON THERAPY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; LOW INCOME COUNTRY; MALARIA; MATERNAL NUTRITION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREMATURITY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; INFANT; NEWBORN; POVERTY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; IRON; MALARIA; POVERTY;

EID: 85043530798     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0487     Document Type: Review

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