Asymptomatic malaria in the etiology of iron deficiency anemia: A nutritionist's viewpoint

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1283-1284

  Prentice, Andrew M ^a,b   Cox, Sharon E ^a,b,c   Nweneka, Chidi V ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^b MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL LABORATORIES   (Gambia)

^c MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; IRON ABSORPTION; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON INTAKE; MALARIA; PATHOGENESIS;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; HUMANS; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; IRON, DIETARY; MALARIA;

EID: 78651345682     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.110.004465     Document Type: Editorial

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