Iron-and-folic-acid supplementation among adolescents (aged 10-19 years) in two North Indian States, 2015-2016: a sex-stratified analysis

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2022, Pages 617-622

  Rai, Rajesh Kumar ^a,b,c  

^a Society for Health and Demographic Surveillance   (India)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Anaemia; India; Iron; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; IRON;

ADOLESCENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; INDIA; IRON; MALE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85126490358     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S136898002000508X     Document Type: Article

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