The prevalence of anemia decreased in mexican preschool and school-age children from 1999 to 2006

Salud Publica de Mexico

Volumn 51, Issue SUPPL.4, 2009, Pages

  Villalpando, Salvador ^a   Shamah Levy, Teresa ^a   García Guerra, Armando ^a   Mundo Rosas, Verónica ^a   Domínguez, Clara ^a   Mejía Rodríguez, Fabiola ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Anemia; Food fortified; Mexico; Preschool children

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MEXICO; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; TIME;

ANEMIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEXICO; PREVALENCE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77956633094     PISSN: 00363634     EISSN: 16067916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0036-36342009001000005     Document Type: Article

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