Infection and anemia in Canadian Aboriginal infants

Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 180-182

  Willows, Noreen D ^a   Gray Donald, Katherine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON;

AMERICAN INDIAN; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CANADA; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON INTAKE; MALE; PREVALENCE;

ANEMIA; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CANADA; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; INFANT; INFECTION; IRON; IRON, DIETARY; MALE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 16644370668     PISSN: 14863847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3148/65.4.2004.180     Document Type: Article

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