Anemia in at-risk populations - What should be our focus?

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1457-1458

  Mahoney Jr , Donald H ^a  

^a TEXAS CHILDREN S CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; EDITORIAL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON INTAKE; POPULATION RISK;

ADULT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HUMANS; INFANT; IRON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57449095691     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.2008.26965     Document Type: Editorial

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