An analysis of anemia and child mortality

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 131, Issue 2 SUPPL. 2, 2001, Pages

  Brabin, Bernard J ^a,b   Premji, Zulfiqarali ^c   Verhoeff, Francine ^d  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^d LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anemia; Children; Iron deficiency; Malaria; Mortality

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; IRON;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANEMIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MALARIA; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO;

EID: 0035146892     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/131.2.636s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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