Review of Iron Supplementation and Fortification
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Iron fortification and iron supplementation are cost-effective interventions to reduce iron deficiency in four subregions of the world.
Iron deficiency is the most common and widespread nutritional disorder in the world, affecting millions of people in both nonindustrialized and industrialized countries. We estimated the costs, effects, and cost-effectiveness of iron supplementation and iron fortification interventions in 4 regions of the world. The effects on population health were arrived at by using a population model design...
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