Anaemia and iron deficiency between 2003 and 2007 in Amazonian children under 2 years of age: Trends and associated factors

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1751-1759

  Granado, Fernanda Serra ^a   Augusto, Rosangela Aparecida ^a   Muniz, Pascoal Torres ^b   Cardoso, Marly Augusto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO ACRE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazon; Anaemia; Breast feeding; Child health; Iron deficiency

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; ANIMAL; ANTHROPOMETRY; BLOOD; BRAZIL; BREAST FEEDING; CHEMISTRY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MILK; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; ARTICLE; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; ANIMALS; ANTHROPOMETRY; BRAZIL; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MILK; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84883379602     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980012005617     Document Type: Article

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