Factors associated with iron depletion and iron deficiency anemia among Arabic preschool children of the United Arab Emirates

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 843-847

  Miller, Campbell J ^a,c   Dunn, Earl V ^a   Abdouni, Sameeh F ^b   Shaheen, Huda M ^a   Ullah, Mohammed S ^b  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b Department of Physiology   (United Arab Emirates)

^c NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; PROTOPORPHYRIN ZINC;

AGE; ANEMIA; ARAB; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CAPILLARY BLOOD; CHILD CARE; CHILD HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON DEPLETION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; VENOUS BLOOD;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; ARABS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MASS SCREENING; RISK FACTORS; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 4344686690     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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