Early childhood hemoglobin level is a strong predictor of hemoglobin levels during later childhood among low-income Alaska children

International Journal of Circumpolar Health

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 459-470

  Gessner, Bradford D ^a  

^a Alaska Division of Public Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Alaska native; Anemia; Iron deficiency; Iron deficiency anemia; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

EID: 76149114265     PISSN: 12399744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/ijch.v68i5.17378     Document Type: Article

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