Is untargeted iron supplementation harmful when iron deficiency is not the major cause of anaemia? Study protocol for a double-blind, randomised controlled trial among non-pregnant Cambodian women

INTRODUCTION: The WHO recommends daily oral iron supplementation for 12 weeks in women and adolescents where anaemia prevalence is greater than 40%. However, if iron deficiency is not a major cause of anaemia, then, at best, untargeted iron supplementation is a waste of resources; at worst, it could...

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Autores principales: Fischer, Jordie AJ, Pei, Lulu X, Goldfarb, David M, Albert, Arianne, Elango, Rajavel, Kroeun, Hou, Karakochuk, Crystal D
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2020
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Nutrition and Metabolism
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7430471/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32801202
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-037232

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7430471/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32801202
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-037232

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