Reducing anemia prevalence in Afghanistan: Socioeconomic correlates and the particular role of agricultural assets

PLoS ONE

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2016, Pages

  Flores Martinez, Artemisa ^a   Zanello, Giacomo ^b   Shankar, Bhavani ^a   Poole, Nigel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFGHAN; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRON ABSORPTION; IRON INTAKE; LIVESTOCK; MUTTON; PREVALENCE; RED MEAT; SHEEP; SOCIOECONOMICS; ADOLESCENT; AFGHANISTAN; AGRICULTURE; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CATERING SERVICE; DIET; FAMILY SIZE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

IRON INTAKE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFGHANISTAN; AGRICULTURE; ANEMIA; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; DIET; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; IRON, DIETARY; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OWNERSHIP; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84974799258     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0156878     Document Type: Article

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