The prevalence of anemia and iron deficiency is more common in breastfed infants than their mothers in Bhaktapur, Nepal

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 456-462

  Chandyo, R K ^a,b   Henjum, S ^c   Ulak, M ^d   Thorne Lyman, A L ^e,f   Ulvik, R J ^a,g   Shrestha, P S ^d   Locks, L ^f   Fawzi, W ^f   Strand, T A ^a,h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b KATHMANDU MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Nepal)

^c OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^d TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

^e WORLDFISH   (Malaysia)

^f HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^g HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^h INNLANDET HOSPITAL TRUST   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; IRON; IRON INTAKE;

ADULT; AGE; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INFANT; IRON BINDING CAPACITY; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON DEPLETION; MALE; NEPAL; NEPALESE; PREVALENCE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEX; ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BLOOD; DEFICIENCY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; FOLLOW UP; IRON INTAKE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; METABOLISM; SAMPLE SIZE; STATISTICAL MODEL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BIOMARKERS; BREAST FEEDING; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FERRITINS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INFANT; IRON; IRON, DIETARY; LINEAR MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; NEPAL; PREVALENCE; RECEPTORS, TRANSFERRIN; SAMPLE SIZE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84955321966     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2015.199     Document Type: Article

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