Incidence of iron-deficiency anaemia in infants in a prospective study in Jordan

European Journal of Haematology

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 231-236

  Kilbride, Julia ^c   Baker, Terry G ^d   Parapia, Liakat A ^a   Khoury, Sami A ^b  

^a BRADFORD ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Anaemia; Ferritin; Infancy; Iron deficiency; Zinc protoporphyrin

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; PROTOPORPHYRIN ZINC;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; JORDAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; JORDAN; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0034080822     PISSN: 09024441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0609.2000.9o037.x     Document Type: Article

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