A School-Based Weekly Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation Program Effectively Reduces Anemia in a Prospective Cohort of Ghanaian Adolescent Girls

Gosdin, Lucas; Sharma, Andrea J.; Tripp, Katie; Amoaful, Esi Foriwa; Mahama, Abraham B.; Selenje, Lilian; Jefferds, Maria Elena; Martorell, Reynaldo; Ramakrishnan, Usha; Addo, O. Yaw

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Title: A School-Based Weekly Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation Program Effectively Reduces Anemia in a Prospective Cohort of Ghanaian Adolescent Girls

Journal Article · Tue Jun 01 00:00:00 UTC 2021 · Journal of Nutrition

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxab024 · OSTI ID:1909938

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC); United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0014664

OSTI ID:: 1909938

Journal Information:: Journal of Nutrition, Journal Name: Journal of Nutrition Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 151; ISSN 0022-3166

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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