Iron deficiency anemia in school children of Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan

Pakistan Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 259-263

  Ramzan, Muhammad ^a   Ali, Irshad ^a   Salam, Abdus ^b  

^a GOMAL UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b Women Medical College Pakistan   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Iron deficiency anemia; Obesity; School children

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; OBESITY; PAKISTAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; SCREENING;

EID: 56349091022     PISSN: 16805194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2009.259.263     Document Type: Article

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