Population prevalence and risk factors for iron deficiency in Auckland, New Zealand

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 43, Issue 7-8, 2007, Pages 532-538

  Grant, Cameron C ^a,b   Wall, Clare R ^a,c   Brunt, Deborah ^a   Crengle, Sue ^a   Scragg, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b STARSHIP CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Anaemia iron deficiency; Child; Diet; Ethnic group; Iron; New Zealand

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CELL VOLUME; CHILD GROWTH; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNICITY; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; INFANT; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON METABOLISM; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEW ZEALAND; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION; VARIANCE;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BODY MASS INDEX; ETHNIC GROUPS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION DISORDERS; INFANT NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; IRON; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEW ZEALAND; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34447345737     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2007.01129.x     Document Type: Article

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