Prevalence of anemia in Japanese adolescents: 30 years' experience in screening for anemia

International Journal of Hematology

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 75-80

  Maeda, Miho ^a,c   Yamamoto, Masao ^a   Yamauchi, Kuniaki ^b  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b Tokyo Association of Health Service   (Japan)

^c NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Hypochromic microcytic anemia; Iron deficiency anemia; Screening

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; JAPAN; LOW CALORY DIET; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; MORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA; ANEMIA, HYPOCHROMIC; CHILD; DIET, REDUCING; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; ERYTHROCYTE INDICES; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOKYO;

EID: 0033071940     PISSN: 09255710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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