The prevalence of anemia in central and eastern China: Evidence from the China health and nutrition survey

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 306-321

  Li, Liying ^a   Luo, Renfu ^b   Sylvia, Sean ^c   Medina, Alexis ^d   Rozelle, Scott ^d  

^a HENAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

^c RENMIN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anemia; China; Malnutrition; Prevalence; Rural health; Urban health

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANEMIA; BLOOD; CHILD; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; SEX RATIO; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANEMIA; CHILD; CHINA; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84944892816     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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