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Protocol for a randomised, multicentre, four-arm, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial to assess the benefits and safety of iron supplementation with malaria chemoprevention to children in Malawi: IRMA trial

INTRODUCTION: Approximately 40% of children aged 6–59 months worldwide are anaemic. Iron-containing multiple micronutrient powders (MNPs) and iron supplements (syrup/drops) are used to combat anaemia in children in different parts of the world. However, evidence for functional benefits of iron suppl...

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Autores principales: Mwangi, Martin N., Mzembe, Glory, Ngwira, Chikondi C., Vokhiwa, Maclean, Kapulula, Mayamiko D., Larson, Leila M., Braat, Sabine, Harding, Rebecca, McLean, Alistair R. D., Hamadani, Jena D., Biggs, Beverley-Ann, Ataíde, Ricardo, Phiri, Kamija S., Pasricha, Sant-Rayn
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10583080/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37832986
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-069011