Hemoglobin correction factors for estimating the prevalence of iron deficiency anemia in pregnant women residing at high altitudes in Bolivia

Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 392-399

  Cohen, Jennifer Hadary ^a,b   Haas, Jere D ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; IRON; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADULT; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; BOLIVIA; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; PLASMA VOLUME; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE;

BOLIVIA; LA PAZ;

EID: 0033375397     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1020-49891999001100004     Document Type: Article

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