Prevalence of anemia in children from latin america and the caribbean and effectiveness of nutritional interventions: Systematic review and meta–analysis

Nutrients

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2019, Pages

  Vázquez, Lucía Iglesias ^a   Valera, Edith ^a   Villalobos, Marcela ^a   Tous, Mónica ^a   Arija, Victoria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anemia; Caribbean; Developing countries; Latin America; Low and middle income countries; Meta analysis; Preschool children; School age children

Indexed keywords

TRACE ELEMENT;

ANEMIA; CARIBBEAN; DIET THERAPY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALNUTRITION; META ANALYSIS; MINERAL SUPPLEMENTATION; NEWCASTLE-OTTAWA SCALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOCIAL STATUS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; CHILD; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; IRON INTAKE; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA;

ANEMIA; CARIBBEAN REGION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRON, DIETARY; LATIN AMERICA; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 85060142121     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20726643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nu11010183     Document Type: Review

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