The Lancet. Global health
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The Lancet. Global health · Aug 2013
Review Meta AnalysisEffect of daily iron supplementation on health in children aged 4-23 months: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.
About 47% of preschool children worldwide are anaemic. Daily oral iron supplementation is a commonly recommended intervention for treatment and prevention of anaemia, but the efficacy and safety of iron supplementation programmes is debated. Thus, we systematically reviewed the evidence for benefit and safety of daily iron supplementation in children aged 4-23 months. ⋯ Victoria Fellowship (Government of Victoria, Australia); CRB Blackburn Scholarship (Royal Australasian College of Physicans); Overseas Research Experience Scholarship, University of Melbourne.