Screening toddlers for iron deficiency anaemia in general practice

BMJ

Volumn 316, Issue 7125, 1998, Pages 145-

  Stevens, David ^a   Moy, R J D ^b   Aukett, A ^c   Elbourne, Diana ^d   Dezateux, Carol ^e   Tamhne, Rashmin C ^f  

^a GLOUCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c Birmingham Specialist Comm NHS T   (United Kingdom)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; IRON;

GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INFANT; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; NOTE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; ENGLAND; FAMILY PRACTICE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; IRON; NEONATAL SCREENING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 85007720473     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.316.7125.145     Document Type: Letter

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