Impact of socioeconomic and health related factors on the iron status of adolescent girls from two boarding schools in Southern Benin

International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 545-554

  Alaofè, Halimatou ^a   Zee, John ^a   Dossa, Romain ^b   O'Brien, Huguette Turgeon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABOMEY CALAVI   (Benin)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Anemia; Benin; Health related factors; Iron deficiency; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CHLOROQUINE; FANSIDAR; FERROUS FUMARATE; FOLIC ACID; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ARTICLE; BENIN; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFERVESCENT TABLET; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; IRON BALANCE; IRON BINDING CAPACITY; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF MEDICATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 77649265597     PISSN: 03340139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/IJAMH.2009.21.4.545     Document Type: Article

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