Feasibility of "directly observed home-based twice-daily iron therapy" (dohbit) for management of anemia in rural patients: A pilot study

Indian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 431-438

  Bharti, Sahul ^a,b  

^a Bharti Healthy India Movement (BHIM)   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Community participation; Directly observed therapy; Hemoglobin; Iron deficiency anemia; Iron therapy

Indexed keywords

FERROUS SULFATE; FOLIC ACID; IROFOL; IRON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HEARTBURN; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; IRON THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREVALENCE; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SIDE EFFECT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VOMITING; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 9744241747     PISSN: 00195359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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