Environmental risk factors for iron deficiency anemia in children 12-24 months old in the area of Thessalia in Greece

Hippokratia

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 240-250

  Tympa Psirropoulou, E ^a,d   Vagenas, C ^b   Dafni, O ^c   Matala, A ^a   Skopouli, F ^a  

^a HAROKOPIO UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

^b Koutlimpanio General Hospital of Larissa   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^d NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Children; Environment; Greece; Iron deficiency anemia; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; PROTOPORPHYRIN ZINC;

ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BREAST FEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH STATUS; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFANT; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILK; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEWAGE; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 53849107204     PISSN: 11084189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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