Anthropometric, vitamin A, iron and immunisation coverage status in children aged 6-71 months in South Africa, 1994

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 354-357

  Coutsoudis, A ^a   Hussey, G ^a   Ijsselmuiden, C ^a   Labadarios, D ^a   Harris, B ^a   Robertson, H L ^a   Van Middelkoop, A ^a   De Hoop, M ^a   Kotze, J ^a   Cameron, N ^a   Eggers, R R ^a   Smith, P J ^a   Bitalo, L ^a   Rwakaikara, E ^a   Blaauw, R ^a,a   Radloff, A ^a   Martins, T ^a   Moodley, V ^a   Preller, A ^a   Kgobe, G ^a   Scholing, R ^a   De Winnaar, B ^a   Beck, M ^a   Isaacs, V ^a   Le Roux, M ^a   more..

^a Department of Health ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; RETINOL;

ANEMIA; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; RURAL AREA; SOUTH AFRICA; URBAN POPULATION;

ANEMIA; ANTHROPOMETRY; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD VOLUME; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; IRON; MALE; PREVALENCE; SOUTH AFRICA; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0029943575     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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