Iron status and non-specific symptoms of female students

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 351-355

  Rangan, Anna M ^a   Blight, Gregory D ^a   Binns, Colin W ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Depression; Female; Iron deficiency; Oral contraceptives; Psychological stress; Students

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DATA ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON METABOLISM; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL FUNCTION; MENTAL STRESS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; IRON; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0031904255     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.1998.10718774     Document Type: Article

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