Anemia in cambodia: Prevalence, etiology and research needs

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 171-181

  Charles, Christopher V ^a   Summerlee, Alastair J S ^a   Dewey, Cate E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anemia; Cambodia; Etiology; Hemoglobin; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANEMIA; CAMBODIA; CHILD; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HELMINTHIASIS; HEMOGLOBINOPATHY; HUMAN; INFANT; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON INTAKE; MALARIA; MALE; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANEMIA; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CAMBODIA; CHILD; DEFICIENCY DISEASES; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HELMINTHIASIS; HEMOGLOBINOPATHIES; HUMANS; INFANT; IRON, DIETARY; MALARIA; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84861425196     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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