Managing anemia in low-income toddlers: Barriers, challenges and context in primary care

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 791-807

  Crowell, Rebecca ^a   Pierce, Michelle B ^a   Ferris, Ann M ^b   Slivka, Hilda ^c   Joyce, Patricia ^c   Bernstein, Bruce A ^a,c   Russell Curtis, Suzanne ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b Allied Health Professions ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Quincy Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Anemia; Communication barriers; Iron deficiency anemia; Poverty; Primary health care; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

EID: 29244464314     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2005.0092     Document Type: Article

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