Micronutrients and anaemia.
J Health Popul Nutr
; 26(3): 340-55, 2008 Sep.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18831229
ABSTRACT
Micronutrient deficiencies and anaemia remain as major health concerns for children in Bangladesh. Among the micronutrient interventions, supplementation with vitamin A to children aged less than five years has been the most successful, especially after distribution of vitamin A was combined with National Immunization Days. Although salt sold in Bangladesh is intended to contain iodine, much of the salt does not contain iodine, and iodine deficiency continues to be common. Anaemia similarly is common among all population groups and has shown no sign of improvement even when iron-supplementation programmes have been attempted. It appears that many other causes contribute to anaemia in addition to iron deficiency. Zinc deficiency is a key micronutrient deficiency and is covered in a separate paper because of its importance among new child-health interventions.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Deficiência de Vitamina A
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Anemia Ferropriva
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Micronutrientes
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Iodo
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Distúrbios Nutricionais
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Newborn
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Article