Iron deficiency anemia in a group of Turkish adolescents: Frequency and contributing factors

International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 179-186

  Derman, Orhan ^a   Öksüz Kanbur, Nuray ^a   Yenicesu, Idil ^b   Kinik, Erol ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ABC Child Health Center   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Iron deficiency anemia; Prevalance; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ACUTE MYELOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BONE AGE; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GENDER; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; INFECTION; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PARASITOSIS; PICA; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; SEXUAL MATURATION; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

EID: 21044451136     PISSN: 03340139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/IJAMH.2005.17.2.179     Document Type: Article

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