The Economic and Health Benefits of Iron Fortification in the United States
Iron deficiency reduces productive capacity in adults and impairs cognitive development in children. The effects of childhood iron deficiency might extend into adulthood, manifested as lower income or heighted risk of mortality and chronic diseases. In 1943, the United States government issued War F...
Main Author: | Niemesh, Gregory Thomas |
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Other Authors: | William J Collins |
Format: | Others |
Language: | en |
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VANDERBILT
2012
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Online Access: | http://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu/available/etd-07162012-132251/ |
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