Iron deficiency anemia in an urban slum

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 355-357

  Hanumante, N M ^a   Kanvinde, S ^b   Sanwalka, N J ^c   Vaidya, M V ^d   Khadilkar, A V ^e  

^a Poona Medical Research Foundation   (India)

^b DEENANATH MANGESHKAR HOSPITAL   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PUNE   (India)

^d Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering   (India)

^e JEHANGIR HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Iron deficiency anemia; Pilot; Slum; Toddler

Indexed keywords

IRON;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH STATUS; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INDIA; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN AREA;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; FERRITINS; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; INFANT; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; POVERTY AREAS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 44049092156     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-008-0038-1     Document Type: Article

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