Iron deficiency anaemia and adverse dietary habits in hospitalised children

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 112, Issue 1089, 1999, Pages 203-206

  Wilson, Callum ^a   Grant, Cameron C ^b   Wall, Clare R ^c  

^a STARSHIP CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; DIET; ETHNOLOGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFANT; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; NEW ZEALAND; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CHILD, HOSPITALIZED; DIET; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; INFANT; NEW ZEALAND; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0033546023     PISSN: 00288446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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