Anemia and iron deficiency in adolescent school girls in Kavar Urban area, Southern Iran

Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 128-133

  Ramzi, M ^a   Haghpanah, S ^a   Malekmakan, L ^b   Cohan, N ^a   Baseri, A ^a   Alamdari, A ^a   Zare, N ^c  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Anemia; Iran; Iron deficiency

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFESTATION; IRAN; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; URBAN AREA;

EID: 79951475377     PISSN: 20741804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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