Iron deficiency anemia: PAHO/WHO strategies to fight anemia;La anemia por deficiencia de hierro: Estrategias de la OPS/OMS para combatirla

Salud Publica de Mexico

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 199-205

  Freire, Wilma B ^a  

^a PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Anemia; Iron deficiency; Mexico; Micronutrients

Indexed keywords

IRON;

HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON THERAPY; MEXICO; REVIEW; SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 0031834565     PISSN: 00363634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0036-36341998000200012     Document Type: Review

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