How Effective Is Iron Supplementation During Pregnancy and Childhood in Reducing Anemia Among 6–59 Months Old Children in India?

Frontiers in Public Health

Volumn 8, Issue , 2020, Pages

  Thomas, Monica Steffi ^a   Demirchyan, Anahit ^a   Khachadourian, Vahe ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF ARMENIA   (Armenia)

Author keywords

anemia in children; India; iron supplementation; National Iron Plus Initiative; predictors

Indexed keywords

EID: 85088468601     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22962565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.00234     Document Type: Article

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