Coverage of and compliance to iron supplementation under the National Iron plus Initiative among reproductive age-group women in urban Puducherry - a cross-sectional study

International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2021, Pages

  Gayathri, Surendran ^a   Manikandanesan, Sakthivel ^a   Venkatachalam, Jayaseelan ^a   Gokul, Sarveswaran ^a   Yashodha, Arivarasan ^a   Premarajan, K C ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

dietary supplements; guideline adherence; iron compounds; medication adherence

Indexed keywords

EID: 85064397386     PISSN: 03340139     EISSN: 21910278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/ijamh-2018-0094     Document Type: Article

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