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Daily versus weekly iron supplementation and prevention of iron deficiency anaemia in lactating women

Jemal Haidar, Abiud Omwega, Nelson M. Muroki, Gonfa Ayana

East African Medical Journal · 2004 · 18 citations · 16 references

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Abstract

Weekly supplementation is simple, comparable to daily supplementation and economically advantageous. Thus, it is recommended to adopt the strategy for controlling anaemia. Further because of higher compliance rate and lower side effects, it is deemed to be socially feasible.

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