Prevalence of anaemia in Kerala state, Southern India - A systematic review

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2017, Pages LE01-LE04

  Rakesh, Purushothama Suseela ^a  

^a AMRITA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Haemoglobin estimation; Iron deficiency; Micronutrient deficiency

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ANEMIA; DATA EXTRACTION; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; KERALA; PREVALENCE; PUBLICATION; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 85019720051     PISSN: 2249782X     EISSN: 0973709X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2017/24681.9951     Document Type: Review

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