Prevalence and determinants of anemia among primary school pupils of a peri-urban community in Osun State, Nigeria

International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 461-468

  Bamidele, James O ^a   Abodunrin, Olugbemiga L ^a   Olajide, Folake O ^b   Oke, Yetunde F ^a  

^a LADOKE AKINTOLA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^b OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITALS COMPLEX   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Anemia; BMI; Primary school pupils; Urban community

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; UNDERWEIGHT; URBAN AREA;

EID: 79951602384     PISSN: 03340139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/IJAMH.2010.22.4.461     Document Type: Article

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