Prevalence of iron and zinc deficiencies among preschool children ages 3 to 5y in Vhembe district, Limpopo province, South Africa

Nutrition

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 452-458

  Motadi, Selekane Ananias ^a   Mbhenyane, Xikombiso G ^b   Mbhatsani, Hlekani V ^a   Mabapa, Ngoako S ^a   Mamabolo, Ramoteme L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VENDA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Iron deficiency; Overweight; Preschool children; Stunting; Zinc deficiency

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; TRANSFERRIN; ZINC;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH AFRICA; STUNTING; TRANSFERRIN BLOOD LEVEL; UNDERWEIGHT; WASTING SYNDROME; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL; ZINC DEFICIENCY; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BLOOD; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; DEFICIENCY; DEFICIENCY DISEASES; GROWTH DISORDERS; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BODY WEIGHT; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEFICIENCY DISEASES; FEMALE; FERRITINS; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; IRON; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; SOUTH AFRICA; WASTING SYNDROME; ZINC;

EID: 84923052554     PISSN: 08999007     EISSN: 18731244     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2014.09.016     Document Type: Article

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