Association between blood lead concentrations and body iron status in children

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 88, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 791-792

  Choi, J W ^a,b   Kim, S K ^a  

^a Inha University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Inha University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; IRON; LEAD;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSERYTHROPOIESIS; ERYTHROPOIESIS; EVALUATION; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON DEPLETION; IRON THERAPY; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CHILD; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ERYTHROPOIESIS; FEMALE; FERRITINS; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; HUMANS; IRON; LEAD; MALE;

EID: 0042762827     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.88.9.791     Document Type: Article

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