Determinants of iron status in Malaysian adolescents from a rural community

International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 517-525

  Foo, Leng Huat ^a   Khor, Geok Lin ^a   Tee, E Siong ^b   Dhanaraj, Prabakaran ^c  

^a Universiti Putra Malaysia   (Malaysia)

^b INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Malaysia)

^c District Health Office of Lahad Datu   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; PROTEIN; TRACE ELEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; FISHING; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; IRON INTAKE; LIFESTYLE; MALAYSIA; MALE; NUTRIENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROTEIN INTAKE; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; ANTHROPOMETRY; CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIET; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; IRON; IRON, DIETARY; LIFE STYLE; MALAYSIA; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RURAL HEALTH; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRANSFERRIN;

EID: 11344256046     PISSN: 09637486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09637480400015786     Document Type: Article

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