A study of the prevalence of iron deficiency and its related factors in blood donors of Yazd, Iran, 2003

Transfusion Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 287-293

  Shahshahani, H Javadzadeh ^a,b   Attar, M ^a,b   Yavari, M Taher ^a,b  

^a IRANIAN BLOOD TRANSFUSION ORGANIZATION   (Iran)

^b Yazd Blood Transfusion Center   (Iran)

Author keywords

Blood donors; Iron deficiency; Iron deficiency anaemia; Regular blood donors

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IRAN; IRON BINDING CAPACITY; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON STORAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PREVALENCE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SEX DIFFERENCE; BLOOD; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BLOOD DONORS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; IRAN; IRON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 27744606756     PISSN: 09587578     EISSN: 13653148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0958-7578.2005.00590.x     Document Type: Article

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