Anaemia, iron deficiency and susceptibility to infections

Journal of Infection

Volumn 69, Issue S1, 2014, Pages S23-S27

  Jonker, Femke A M ^a   Boele van Hensbroek, Michaël ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Children; Immune system; Infection risk; Iron deficiency; Iron supplementation

Indexed keywords

IRON;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ERYTHROPOIESIS; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFECTION RISK; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; IRON BALANCE; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON METABOLISM; MINERAL SUPPLEMENTATION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATHOGENESIS; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; RISK FACTOR; COMPLICATION; DEFICIENCY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; INFECTION;

ANEMIA; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMANS; INFECTION; IRON;

EID: 84909647218     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: 15322742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2014.08.007     Document Type: Article

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