Anemia screening in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children: Time for change?

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 156, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 969-970

  Bogen, Debra L ^a   Whitaker, Robert C ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ANEMIA; CHILD; CHILD CARE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EDITORIAL; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEMATOPOIESIS; HUMAN; INFANT; LABORATORY TEST; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; THALASSEMIA; UNITED STATES; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0036821934     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.156.10.969     Document Type: Editorial

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