Anemia and iron intake of adult Saudis in Riyadh City-Saudi Arabia

Pakistan Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 355-358

  Al Assaf, Abdullah H ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Adult Saudis; Anemia; Cigarette smoking; Food records; Hematocrit; Hemoglobin; Iron intake

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON INTAKE; IRON THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITION EDUCATION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAUDI ARABIA; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 34249989102     PISSN: 16805194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2007.355.358     Document Type: Article

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