Prevalence of Iron Deficiency and Iron Deficiency Anemia among Three Populations of Female Military Personnel in the US Army

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 64-69

  McClung, James P ^a   Marchitelli, Louis J ^a   Friedl, Karl E ^a   Young, Andrew J ^a  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anemia; Iron; Iron deficiency; Military personnel

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; TRANSFERRIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; ETHNIC GROUP; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; SOLDIER; UNITED STATES; ARMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; IRON DEFICIENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY;

ADULT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; ETHNIC GROUPS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; IRON; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PREVALENCE; TRANSFERRIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33746234885     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.2006.10719516     Document Type: Article

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