Iron deficiency anemia in infants aged 12-15 months in Ahwaz, Iran

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 182-184

  Monajemzadeh, Seyed Mehdi ^a   Zarkesh, Mohammad Reza ^a  

^a AHVAZ JUNDISHAPUR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Infants; Iron deficiency; Iron deficiency anemia

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN;

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING EDUCATION; CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFANT; IRAN; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; MILK; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; PREVALENCE;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; ERYTHROCYTE INDICES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HEMATOCRIT; HUMANS; INFANT; IRAN; IRON; MALE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 63449110551     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0377-4929.48911     Document Type: Article

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