Association between food insecurity and anemia among women of reproductive age

PeerJ

Volumn 2016, Issue 5, 2016, Pages

  Ghose, Bishwajit ^a   Tang, Shangfeng ^a   Yaya, Sanni ^b   Feng, Zhanchun ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anemia; Bangladesh; Food insecurity; Micronutrient deficiency; Women

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; TRACE ELEMENT;

ACCOUNTING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; FOOD ASSISTANCE; FOOD INSECURITY; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; INCOME; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 84971525510     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21678359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7717/peerj.1945     Document Type: Article

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