Impact of dietary iron intake on anaemia in Tanzanian schoolchildren

  • Simon Tatala
  • Godwin Ndossi
  • Ulf Svanberg
  • Deborah Ash

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the nutritional relationship between dietary intake and prevalence of anaemia among Tanzanian schoolchildren.

Author Biographies

Simon Tatala
Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Tanzania Food and Nutrition Centre, MD
Godwin Ndossi
Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Tanzania Food and Nutrition Centre, PhD
Ulf Svanberg
Department of Public Health and Nutrition, Harvard University, USA, PhD
Deborah Ash
Department of Food Science, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, PhD
How to Cite
Tatala, S., Ndossi, G., Svanberg, U., & Ash, D. (1). Impact of dietary iron intake on anaemia in Tanzanian schoolchildren. South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 17(3). Retrieved from http://sajcn.co.za/index.php/SAJCN/article/view/81
Issue
Vol 17 No 3 (2004)
Section
Original Research
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