Prevalence of anaemia and iron deficiency in Portugal: The EMPIRE study

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 470-478

  Fonseca, C ^a,b,c   Marques, F ^a,b,c   Robalo Nunes, A ^a,d   Belo, A ^a,e   Brilhante, D ^a,f   Cortez, J ^a,c,f  

^a Anemia Working Group Portugal   (Portugal)

^b HOSPITAL DE SÃO FRANCISCO XAVIER   (Portugal)

^c NOVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Portugal)

^d Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte   (Portugal)

^e OM Pharma   (Portugal)

^f PORTUGUESE ONCOLOGY INSTITUTE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Epidemiology; Iron deficiency; Portugal; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CREATININE; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FERRITIN; FOLIC ACID; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON;

ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; PORTUGAL; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; VEGAN; VEGETARIAN; ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; HEALTH SURVEY; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PORTUGAL; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84962857005     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/imj.13020     Document Type: Article

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