Demographic and spatial predictors of anemia in women of reproductive age in Timor-Leste: Implications for health program prioritization

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Lover, Andrew A ^a   Hartman, Mikael ^a,b,c   Chia, Kee Seng ^a   Heymann, David L ^d,e  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^e LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; RETINOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; DIETARY INTAKE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; FRUIT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SURVEY; HELMINTH; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; ILLITERACY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA CONTROL; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POSTNATAL CARE; PRENATAL CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL ABSTINENCE; TIMOR-LESTE; VEGETABLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INDONESIA; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDONESIA; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84898446081     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0091252     Document Type: Article

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