Low dietary iron availability is a major cause of anemia: A nutrition survey in the Lindi District of Tanzania

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 171-178

  Tatala, Simon ^b   Svanberg, Ulf ^a   Mduma, Benedicta ^b  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Adolescents; Adults; Anemia; Dietary iron; Erythrocyte protoporphyrin; Hemoglobin; Humans; Iron deficiency; Parasitic infections; Preschool children; Schoolchildren; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

IRON; PROTOPORPHYRIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMOGLOBIN ANALYSIS; HOOKWORM; HUMAN; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON INTAKE; IRON THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUTRITION; PARASITOSIS; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; TANZANIA;

ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA;

EID: 0031781647     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/68.1.171     Document Type: Article

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