Abstract
The present thesis aimed to determine the efficacy of a school-based food fortification program to improve hemoglobin concentrations and iron stores of intestinal parasites-prone school children. Furthermore this thesis also compares the effect of iron fortification and iron supplementation on the changes in hemoglobin and iron status.
| Original language | English |
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| Qualification | Doctor of Philosophy |
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| Award date | 12 Dec 2006 |
| Place of Publication | [S.l.] |
| Print ISBNs | 9789085045410 |
| Publication status | Published - 2006 |
Keywords
- anaemia
- iron deficiency anaemia
- iron
- fortification
- nutritional state
- school children
- vietnam
- supplementary feeding