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Children's Health and Nutrition as Educational Issues: A Case Study of the Ghana Partnership for Child Development's Intervention Region in the Volta Region of Ghana (Technical Paper #91). Williams, J. H., & Leherr, K. Advancing Basic Education Literacy Project (ABEL2). December. (1998): IDPAS# 436 Request Copy PDF
Determination of iron absorption from intrinsically labeled microencapsulated ferrous fumarate plus ascorbic acid (sprinkles) in infants with 'low' versus 'high' hemoglobin using a dual stable isotope method. Tondeur, M., Schauer, C., Newton, S., Owusu-Agyei, S., Serfass, R., & Zlotkin, S. 2004. XIV International Congress of Dietetics, Chicago,Illinois IDPAS# 3919 Request Copy PDF
Effect of Zinc Supplementation on Malaria and Other Causes of Morbidity in West African Children: Randomised Double Blind Placebo Controlled Trial. Muller, O., Becher, H., van Zweeden, A. B., Ye, Y., Diallo, D. A., Konate, A. T., Gbangou, A., Kouyate, B., & Garenne, M. BMJ 2001;322 (7302): 1567. IDPAS# 678 Request Copy PDF on Iron World CDROM only Link to External Site
Hair zinc status and its correlation with height indicator in pre-school and school children from a mixed income, low density (mild) community in southern Ghana. Takyi, E. E. East African Med J 2004;81 (1): 42-6. IDPAS# 2584 Request Copy
Ghana Strategic Communication Plan for Control of Anemia. Agble, R. Audiovisual materials from a presentation given at the 2003 INACG Symposium: Integrating Programs to Move Iron Deficiency and Anemia Control Forward, Marrakech, Morocco, 6 February 2003. (2003) Powerpoint. IDPAS# 2208 Request Copy
Home-fortification using sprinkles containing 12.5 mg of iron successfully treats anemia in Ghanian infants and young children. Zlotkin, Z., Christofides, A., Schauer, C., Asante, K. P., & Owusu-Agyei, S. 2004. International Nutritional Anemia Consultative Group (INACG), Lima, Peru IDPAS# 3925 Request Copy PDF
Integrating Anemia Control Into Child Survival Programs. Agble, R. Audiovisual materials from a presentation given at the 2003 INACG Symposium: Integrating Programs to Move Iron Deficiency and Anemia Control Forward, Marrakech, Morocco, 6 February 2003. (2003) Powerpoint. IDPAS# 2207 Request Copy
Input to SCN Working Group Report 2003: Ghana. Agble, R., & Quarshie, K. Ghana Health Service. (2003) IDPAS# 1519 Request Copy PDF
Input to SCN Working Group Report 2003: Ghana. Daibes, I. MI. (2003) IDPAS# 1576 Request Copy PDF
Input to SCN Working Group Report 2003: Ghana. Nyaku, A. MOST/USAID. (2003) IDPAS# 1520 Request Copy
Nutritional Status in Ghana and Its Determinants. Working Paper #1. Alderman, H. Cornell Food and Nutrition Policy Program. Ithaca, NY USA. (1990): 61pgs IDPAS# 561 Request Copy PDF
Part 1. Randomized prospective controlled trial of ferrous sulfate drops versus micronencapsulated ferrous fumarate 'sprinkles' for treatment of anemia in Ghanaian infants and young children. Zlotkin, S. H., Arthur, P., Yeboah-Antwi, K., & Yeung, G. S. 2001. FASEB Experimental Biology Conference, Orlando, USA IDPAS# 3933 Request Copy PDF
Part 2. Randomized prospective placebo-controlled trial of microencapsulated ferrous fumarate 'sprinkles' with and without vitamin C and ferrous sulfate drops, for prevention of anemia in infants. Zlotkin, S. H., Arthur, P., Yeboah-Antwi, K., & Yeung, G. S. 2001. FASEB Experimental Biology Conference, Orlando, USA IDPAS# 3934 Request Copy PDF
Predictors of Micronutrient Status Among Six- to Twelve-Month-Old Breast-Fed Ghanaian Infants. Lartey, A., Manu, A., Brown, K. H., & Dewey, K. G. (2000). J Nutr 130: 199-207. IDPAS# 559 Request Copy PDF on Iron World CDROM only
A Randomized, Community-Based Trial of the Effects of Improved, Centrally Processed, Complementary Foods on Growth and Micronutrient Status of Ghanian Infants from 6-12 Months of Age. Lartey, A., Manu, A., Brown, H. K., Peerson, J. M., & Dewey, K. G. (1999). Am J Clin Nutr 71: 391-404. IDPAS# 159 Request Copy PDF
Randomized controlled trial of microencapsulated ferrous fumarate 'sprinkles' and ferrous sulfate drops, for treatment and prevention of anemia in Ghanaian infants. Zlotkin, S., Arthur, P., Antwi, K. Y., & Yeung, G. 2001. 17th International Congress of Nutrition, Vienna, Austria IDPAS# 3937 Request Copy PDF
Treatment of Anemia with Microencapsulated Ferrous Fumarate Plus Ascorbic Acid Supplied as Sprinkles to Complementary (Weaning) Foods1–3. Zlotkin, S. A., PaulYeboah Antwi, Kojo Yeung George. Am J Clin Nutr 2001;74: 791–5. IDPAS# 732 Request Copy PDF
Use of microencapsulated iron(II) fumarate sprinkles to prevent recurrence of anaemia in infants and young children at high risk. Zlotkin, S., Antwi, K. Y., Schauer, C., & Yeung, G. Bull World Health Organization 2003;81 (2): 108-15. IDPAS# 3906 Request Copy PDF
Zinc nutritional status in preschool children in different communities in southern Ghana. Takyi, E. E., & Asibey-Berko, E. East African Med J 1999;76 (1): 13-8. IDPAS# 2583 Request Copy