Prevalence of Iodine and Iron Deficiencies among Selected School Children and the Effect of Supplementation of Double Fortified Salt

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Authors

  • P. Umadevi
     Dr. N.GP. Arts and Science College, Coimbatore -641 035 ,IN
  • R. Parvatham
     Avinashilingam Deemed University, Coimbatore - 641 043 ,IN

Abstract

The importance of micronutrients in health and diseases has been receiving increasingly greater attention for the past three decades. Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD) and Iron Deficiency Anemia (IDA) are the two major micronutrient deficiency diseases with adverse consequences world wide especially for women of reproductive age and young children.

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Published

2006-10-01

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Umadevi, P., & Parvatham, R. (2006). Prevalence of Iodine and Iron Deficiencies among Selected School Children and the Effect of Supplementation of Double Fortified Salt. The Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics, 43(10), 420–428. Retrieved from https://informaticsjournals.co.in/index.php/ijnd/article/view/6248

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Volume 43, Issue 10, October 2006

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