Differing Perspectives of Inner-City Parents and Pediatric Clinicians Impact Management of Iron-Deficiency Anemia

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 169-176

  Pierce, Michelle B ^a   Crowell, Rebecca E ^a   Ferris, Ann M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

anemia; culture; iron deficiency; urban health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD NUTRITION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EDUCATION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MALE; PARENT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; CONNECTICUT; CULTURE; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; PARENTS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PHYSICIANS;

EID: 33646848418     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2006.01.003     Document Type: Article

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