Benefits and Risks of Iron Interventions in Infants in Rural Bangladesh
Author(s) -
SantRayn Pasricha,
Mohammed Imrul Hasan,
Sabine Braat,
Leila M. Larson,
S.M. Mulk-Uddin Tipu,
Sheikh Jamal Hossain,
Shamima Shiraji,
Andrew Baldi,
Mohammad Saiful Alam Bhuiyan,
Fahmida Tofail,
Jane Fisher,
Sally GranthamMcGregor,
J. A. Simpson,
Jena Hamadani,
BeverleyAnn Biggs
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa2034187
Subject(s) - micronutrient , psychological intervention , environmental health , anemia , low and middle income countries , medicine , poverty , iron status , low income , iron deficiency , business , developing country , economic growth , socioeconomics , nursing , economics , psychiatry , pathology
Universal provision of iron supplements (drops or syrup) or multiple micronutrient powders to young children in low-to-middle-income countries where anemia is prevalent is recommended by the World Health Organization and widely implemented. The functional benefits and safety of these interventions are unclear.
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