The WHO recommendation of home fortification of foods with multiple-micronutrient powders in children under 2 years of age and its effectiveness on anaemia and weight: A pragmatic cluster-randomized controlled trial

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2018, Pages 1350-1358

  Somassè, Yassinmè Elysée ^a   Dramaix, Michèle ^a   Traoré, Boncana ^b   Ngabonziza, Ildephonse ^a   Touré, Ousmane ^c   Konaté, Mamadou ^b   Diallo, Mamadou ^b   Donnen, Philippe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b Malian Red Cross   (Mali)

^c National Institute of Research on Public Health   (Mali)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Children; Growth; Hb; Multiple micronutrients

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; TRACE ELEMENT;

ANEMIA; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET THERAPY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FORTIFIED FOOD; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MALI; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ANEMIA; BODY WEIGHT; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MALI; MICRONUTRIENTS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 85045203277     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980017003858     Document Type: Article

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