Iron status of Asian children aged 2 years living in England

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 420-426

  Lawson, M S ^a   Thomas, M ^b   Hardiman, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asian children; Ethnic origin; Ferritin; Iron status

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN;

ARTICLE; ASIA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMIGRATION; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; UNITED KINGDOM; VITAMIN INTAKE;

EID: 0031835624     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.78.5.420     Document Type: Article

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