Factors associated with anemia in refugee children

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 127, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 2194-2198

  Hassan, Khurram ^a   Sullivan, Kevin M ^b   Yip, Ray ^c   Woodruff, Bradley A ^c  

^a GRADY HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Anemia; Hemoglobin; Humans; Iron deficiency; Refugees

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; DIARRHEA; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FEVER; GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PALESTINE; REFUGEE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0030780396     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/127.11.2194     Document Type: Article

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