Prevalence of anaemia and factors influencing anaemia in adolscent girls in urban and rural area of a south indian city: A comparitive study

International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Sudha Rani, G ^a   Suryaprabha, M L ^b  

^a Kakatiya Medical College   (India)

^b OSMANIA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Adolescent girls; Anaemia; Body mass index; Cyneametheheamoglobin; Hunger scale

Indexed keywords

CYNEAMETHEHEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA; BODY MASS; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUATION; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; URBAN AREA;

EID: 84889062460     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09756299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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