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Efficacy of an iron‐fortified infant cereal to reduce the risk of iron deficiency anemia in young children in East Cameroon

Complementary foods in Africa are often poor sources of bioavailable iron. We assessed the efficacy of iron‐fortified wheat‐based infant cereal (IC) to reduce the risk of iron deficiency anemia in children aged 18–59 months in Cameroon. A 6‐month double‐blind, cluster‐randomized controlled trial was...

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Autores principales: Ekoe, Tetanye, Bianpambe, Ousmaila I., Nguefack, Felicitee, Pondi, Daniel M., Kana‐Sop, Marie M., Hays, Nicholas P., Medoua, Gabriel, Koki, Paul N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7382166/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32724619
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/fsn3.1639