Anemia and nutritional status of schoolchildren living at Saudi high altitute area

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 862-869

  Abou Zeid, Alaa H ^a   Abdel Fattah, Moataz M ^a   Al Shehri, Abdul Salam A ^a   Hifnaway, Tamer M ^a   Al Hassan, Sir Alkhatim A ^a  

^a AL HADA ARMED FORCES HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADOLESCENT; ALTITUDE; ANEMIA; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CHILD NUTRITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SAUDI ARABIA; SCHOOL; STUDENT; UNDERWEIGHT; WASTING SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; ALTITUDE; ANEMIA; ANTHROPOMETRY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRON; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; SAUDI ARABIA; STUDENTS;

EID: 33746444906     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 03795284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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