Iron deficiency anaemia among pre-school children with sickle cell anaemia: Still a rare diagnosis?

Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-7

  Akodu, Samuel Olufemi ^a   Kehinde, Omolara Adeolu ^a   Diaku Akinwumi, Ijeoma Nnenna ^a   Njokanma, Olisamedua Fidelis ^a  

^a LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; TRANSFERRIN;

AGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IRON BINDING CAPACITY; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; MEDICAL HISTORY; NIGERIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SEX RATIO; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRANSFERRIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 84890458627     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20353006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4084/MJHID.2013.069     Document Type: Article

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