Weekly iron supplementation reduces anemia prevalence by 1/3 in preschool children Suplementação semanal com sulfato ferroso reduz em 1/3 a prevalência de anemia em pré- escolares
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Funding: Mato-Grosso Foundation for Research Support – FAPEMAT (Process n 352 85/071999.E) Support: Municipal Health Secretariat of Várzea Grande – MT: donation of ferrous sulfate. Presentations at Scientific Events: Brunken GS, Silva SM. Compliance with a weekly iron supplementation regimen in public kindergartens in Brazil (preliminary data). In: Congreso de La Sociedad Latinoamericana de Nutrición, 12, Buenos Aires, 2000. Poster. Buenos Aires, SLAN, 2000. (Abstract NC-187). Brunken GS, Muniz PT. Avaliação de eficácia de tratamento semanal com sulfato ferroso na redução de anemia em creches de Cuiabá-MT. In: Congresso Brasileiro de Epidemiologia, 5, Curitiba, 2002. Oral Presentation. Curitiba, EPI2002. (Anais do Congresso, ABRASCO, 2002. v.1). Abstract
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تاریخ انتشار 2004