Deleterious functional impact of anemia on young adolescent school girls

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 219-226

  Sen, A ^a   Kanani, S J ^a,b  

^a M S UNIVERSITY OF BARODA   (India)

^b 14 Anupam Society   (India)

Author keywords

Anemia; Cognition; Physical work capacity; Young adolescent

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MALNUTRITION; PREVALENCE; PUBERTY; SCHOOL CHILD; VISUAL MEMORY; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE; WORK CAPACITY;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; COGNITION; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALNUTRITION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 33645553939     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: 00196061     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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