Spatial heterogeneity of haemoglobin concentration in preschool-age children in sub-Saharan Africa

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 459-468

  Soares Magalhães, Ricardo J ^a   Clements, Archie C A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ANEMIA; CHILD; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DISEASE TREATMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETIOLOGY; HEMOGLOBIN; HETEROGENEITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; VEGETATION;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ANEMIA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

BURKINA FASO; MALI;

EID: 79958025515     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.10.083568     Document Type: Article

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