A Novel Approach to Evaluating the Iron and Folate Status of Women of Reproductive Age in Uzbekistan after 3 Years of Flour Fortification with Micronutrients

BACKGROUND: The Uzbekistan 1996 Demographic Health Survey reported 60.4% of women of reproductive age (WRA) had low hemoglobin concentrations (<120 g/L), and anemia was an important public health problem. Fortification of wheat flour was identified as an appropriate intervention to address anemia...

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Autores principales: Hund, Lauren, Northrop-Clewes, Christine A., Nazario, Ronald, Suleymanova, Dilora, Mirzoyan, Lusine, Irisova, Munira, Pagano, Marcello, Valadez, Joseph J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3833927/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24260293
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0079726

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