Risk factors for iron deficiency anaemia in preschool children in northern Ethiopia

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 243-252

  Adish, A A ^a   Esrey, S A ^a,b,c   Gyorkos, T W ^c,d   Johns, T ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNICEF   (United States)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Children; Iron deficiency; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DIETARY INTAKE; ETHIOPIA; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFANT; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0032829018     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1368980099000336     Document Type: Article

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