Malaria, hookworms and recent fever are related to anemia and iron status indicators in 0- to 5-y old Zanzibari children and these relationships change with age

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 130, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1724-1733

  Stoltzfus, Rebecca J ^d   Chwaya, Hababu M ^a   Montresor, Antonio ^b   Albonico, Marco ^c   Savioli, Lorenzo ^b   Tielsch, James M ^d  

^a National Consultant   (India)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c Ivo de Carneri Foundation   (Italy)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anemia; Children; Helminth infection; Iron; Malaria; Nutrition assessment

Indexed keywords

IRON;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; FEVER; HEMOGLOBIN ANALYSIS; HOOKWORM; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; NUTRITION; PARASITEMIA; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TRANSFERRIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0033920137     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/130.7.1724     Document Type: Article

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