Undernutrition in Santal children: A biochemical and hematological study

HOMO- Journal of Comparative Human Biology

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 215-227

  Chowdhury, Sutanu Dutta ^a   Ghosh, Tusharkanti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRON; SERUM ALBUMIN; TRANSFERRIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; EATING; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EATING; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; ERYTHROCYTE INDICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; IRON; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SERUM ALBUMIN; TRANSFERRIN;

EID: 84878207530     PISSN: 0018442X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jchb.2013.03.006     Document Type: Article

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