The prevalence of iron deficiency anaemia in female medical students in Tehran

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 116-119

  Shams, S ^a   Asheri, H ^a   Kianmehr, A ^a   Ziaee, V ^a   Koochakzadeh, L ^a   Monajemzadeh, M ^a   Nouri, M ^a   Irani, H ^a   Gholami, N ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Adult females; Iron deficiency; Iron deficiency anaemia; Medical students

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; TRANSFERRIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IRAN; IRON BINDING CAPACITY; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; MEDICAL STUDENT; PREVALENCE; REFERENCE VALUE; TRANSFERRIN BLOOD LEVEL; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; ERYTHROCYTE INDICES; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HUMANS; IRAN; IRON; PREVALENCE; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951261802     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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