Determinants of Anemia among Preschool Children in the Philippines

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 229-243

  Tengco, Lorena W ^a   Rayco Solon, Pura ^a   Solon, Florentino S ^a   Solon, Juan A ^b   Sarol, Jesus N ^b  

^a Nutrition Center of the Philippines   (Philippines)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MANILA   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Anemia; Hemoglobin concentration; Iron deficiency; Iron intake; Preschool children; Zinc protoporphyrin concentration

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; MULTIVITAMIN; PROTOPORPHYRIN ZINC; TRACE ELEMENT;

AGE; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; CAREGIVER; CHILD HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; EDUCATION; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FILIPINO; FLUOROMETER; FOOD; HEALTH SURVEY; HELMINTH; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HEMOGLOBINOMETER; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; IRON INTAKE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MOTHER; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NUTRITION EDUCATION; PHILIPPINES; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RURAL AREA; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOIL; VITAMIN INTAKE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; WATER SUPPLY;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EATING; FECES; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PHILIPPINES; PROTOPORPHYRINS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; VERMES;

EID: 49649118212     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.2008.10719695     Document Type: Article

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