Infant anaemia is associated with infection, low birthweight and iron deficiency in rural Bangladesh

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 220-225

  Eneroth, Hanna ^a   Persson, Lars Åke ^a   El Arifeen, Shams ^b   Ekström, Eva Charlotte ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Infant anaemia; Iron deficiency; Low birthweight; Micronutrient deficiencies

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; TRACE ELEMENT;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION; IRON DEFICIENCY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL NUTRITION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; SEASONAL VARIATION; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

ANEMIA; BANGLADESH; DEFICIENCY DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTION; IRON; MALE; PREVALENCE; RURAL HEALTH;

EID: 78651358755     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2010.02011.x     Document Type: Article

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