Anemia in Mexican women: A public health problem

Salud Publica de Mexico

Volumn 45, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2003, Pages

  Shamah Levy, Teresa ^a   Villalpando, Salvador ^a   Rivera, Juan A ^a   Mejía Rodríguez, Fabiola ^a   Camacho Cisneros, Martha ^a   Monterrubio, Eric A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Hemocue; Hemoglobin; Mexico; Nemia; Nutrition surveys; Pregnant women

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY BLOOD; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MEXICO; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 0345992630     PISSN: 00363634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0036-36342003001000006     Document Type: Article

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