Prevalence of iron deficiency and anemia among healthy women of reproductive age in Bhaktapur, Nepal

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 262-269

  Chandyo, R K ^a   Strand, T A ^b   Ulvik, R J ^c   Adhikari, R K ^a   Ulak, M ^a   Dixit, H ^d   Sommerfelt, H ^b  

^a TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d KATHMANDU UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROPOIESIS; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; FLOUR; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON DEPLETION; IRON INTAKE; LEAFY VEGETABLE; NEPAL; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RICE; VEGETABLE; WHEAT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; IRON; MENTAL RECALL; NEPAL; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECEPTORS, TRANSFERRIN;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 33847001967     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602508     Document Type: Article

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