Iron-deficiency anemia among children in southwest Iran

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 406-411

  Keikhaei, Bijan ^a   Zandian, Khodamorad ^a   Ghasemi, Ali ^a   Tabibi, Ramin ^a  

^a AHVAZ JUNDISHAPUR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Ahwaz; Anemia; Child; Infant; Iran; Iron

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; CHILD HEALTH; DISEASE PREVALENCE; IRON; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY; YOUNG POPULATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; IRAN; KHUZESTAN; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 38549174683     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/156482650702800405     Document Type: Article

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