TY - BOOK AU - Verhoef, H. TI - Iron deficiency and malaria as determinants of anemia in African children SN - 90-5808-471-X AV - WS 420 .V1 2001 PY - 2001/// CY - Wageningen PB - Wageningen University KW - Malaria|Anemia|Anemia, Iron-Deficiency|Diagnosis|Therapeutics|Developing Countries N1 - Discusses the role of malaria and iron deficiency in causing anemia in African children based on information from studies that have been carried out with details on the diagnosis and treatment of anemia in developing countries. Examines the function of iron supplementation in improving hemoglobin concentrations, and reducing the prevalence of iron deficiency and anemia with specifics on the intermittent administration of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) ER -