Anaemia and iron deficiency screening in adolescence: A pilot study of iron stores and haemoglobin response to iron treatment in a population of 14- 15-year-olds in norway

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 88, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 815-821

  Eskeland, B ^a   Hunskaar, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Anaemia; Ferritin; Haemoglobin; Iron deficiency; Screening; Therapeutic trial

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON STORAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NORWAY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; IRON; IRON COMPOUNDS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NORWAY; PILOT PROJECTS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0032876945     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035259950168711     Document Type: Article

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