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Efficacy and trial effectiveness of weekly and daily iron supplementation among pregnant women in rural Bangladesh: disentangling the issues

Ekstrom, Eva-Charlotte; Hyder, S.M. Ziauddin; Chowdhury, AMR; Chowdhury, Sadia A.; Lonnerdal, Bo; Habicht, Jean-Pierre; Persson, Lars Ake (The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2002)

BACKGROUND: According to our current understanding, iron absorption with weekly iron supplements is not higher than that with daily supplements (ie, there is no mucosal block). However, community-based trials have repeatedly ...