Prevention and Control of Anemia Amongst Children and Adolescents: Theory and Practice in India

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2019, Pages 523-531

  Kapil, Umesh ^a   Kapil, Radhika ^b   Gupta, Aakriti ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b JAWAHARLAL NEHRU MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Anemia; Children; Folic acid; Iron

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA; CHILD; DISEASE BURDEN; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INDIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; REVIEW; THEORETICAL STUDY; CHILD HEALTH CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INDIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 85065172001     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: 09737693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-019-02932-5     Document Type: Review

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