Anaemia in schoolchildren in eight countries in Africa and Asia

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 749-756

  Hall, A ^a,b   Bobrow, E ^c   Brooker, S ^a   Jukes, M ^a   Nokes, K ^a   Lambo, J ^a   Guyatt, H ^a   Bundy, D ^a   Adjei, S ^d   Wen, S T ^d   Satoto, ^e   Subagio, H ^e   Rafiluddin, M Z ^e   Miguel, T ^f   Moulin, S ^f   Johnson, J D G ^g   Mukaka, M ^g   Roschnik, N ^g   Sacko, M ^h   Zacher, A ^g   Mahumane, B ^g   Kihamia, C ⁱ   Mwanri, L ⁱ   Tatala, S ⁱ   Lwambo, N ^j   Siza, J ^j   Khanh, L N B ^k   Khoi, H H ^k   Toan, N D ^k   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b HELEN KELLER INTERNATIONAL   (Bangladesh)

^c SAVE THE CHILDREN   (United States)

^d Health Research Unit Ghana Health Service   (Ghana)

^e DIPONEGORO UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

^f PO Box 599   (Kenya)

^g SAVE THE CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^h Institut National de Recherche en Sante Publique Mali   (Mali)

ⁱ Ocean Road Hospital   (Tanzania)

^j NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Tanzania)

^k NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION   (Viet Nam)

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Author keywords

Anaemia; Ghana; Haemoglobin; Indonesia; Kenya; Malawi; Mali; Mozambique; School children; Tanzania; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICA; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; ASIA; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0034989672     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/phn2000111     Document Type: Article

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