Iron status among Australian adults: Findings of a population based study in queensland, Australia

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 40-47

  Ahmed, Faruk ^a   Coyne, Terry ^b   Dobson, Annette ^b   McClintock, Christine ^b  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Cross sectional survey; Elevated serum ferritin; Iron deficiency; Iron status; Prevalence; Serum ferritin

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; IRON;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HUMANS; IRON; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; QUEENSLAND; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 51649120119     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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