Iron deficiency anemia: A study of risk factors

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 490-496

  Al Quaiz, Joharah M ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Anemia; Case control study; Iron deficiency; Iron deficiency anemia; Risk factors; Women of child bearing age

Indexed keywords

ANTACID AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MENORRHAGIA; RISK FACTOR; SAUDI ARABIA; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; ANTACIDS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; MENORRHAGIA; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SAUDI ARABIA; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0442313301     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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