Iron deficiency and anemia: Disparity exists between children in American Samoa and children living within the US

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 754-760

  Kemmer, T M ^a,b   Novotny, R ^c   Ah Ping, I ^d  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^d Department of Dietary Services   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROCYTE PROTOPORPHYRIN; HEMOGLOBIN;

AMERICAN SAMOA; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INCOME; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ANEMIA; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INFANT; IRON; MALE; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; PROTOPORPHYRINS; SAMOA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 44949262067     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602786     Document Type: Article

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