Anemia among school children in eastern Nepal

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 231-233

  Khatiwada, Saroj ^a   Gelal, Basanta ^b   Gautam, Sharad ^b   Tamang, Man Kumar ^c   Shakya, Prem Raj ^d   Lamsal, Madhab ^b   Baral, Nirmal ^b  

^a POKHARA UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

^b B P KOIRALA INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Nepal)

^c TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

^d Patan Academy of Health Sciences   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Anemia; Hemoglobin; Iron deficiency anemia; Nepal; School children

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; GROUPS BY AGE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON INTAKE; NEPAL; NEPALESE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; VENOUS BLOOD; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; MALE; SCHOOL;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANEMIA; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; MALE; NEPAL; PREVALENCE; SCHOOLS;

EID: 84942251625     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: 14653664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmv016     Document Type: Article

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