Anemia among adolescents

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 189-194

  Al Sharbatti, Shatha S ^a   Al Ward, Nada J ^a   Al Timimi, Dhalia J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAGHDAD   (Iraq)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DIET; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; IRAQ; IRON INTAKE; MALE; MENARCHE; PARENT; PREVALENCE; PROTEIN INTAKE; RANDOMIZATION; SAMPLE; SOCIAL STATUS; VITAMIN INTAKE;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; DIET; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAQ; IRON; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0037739639     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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