Time Trends in Prevalence of Anemia in Preschool Children in India

Introduction Anemia is a major public health problem in Indian children. India introduced iron-folic acid supplementation for preschool children in the 1970s. In 1990, the component of detection and treatment of anemia was added. It is important to assess the impact of these programs on the prevalen...

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Main Authors: K. Kalaivani, Prema Ramachandran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2019-01-01
Series:Annals of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (India)
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0039-1694082