Methodologic approach for the Biomarkers Reflecting Inflammation and Nutritional Determinants of Anemia (BRINDA) project

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 106, Issue , 2017, Pages 333S-347S

  Namaste, Sorrel ML ^a,b   Aaron, Grant J ^c   Varadhan, Ravi ^d   Peerson, Janet M ^e   Suchdev, Parminder S ^f,g  

^a Results and Innovations in Nutrition Globally   (United States)

^b HELEN KELLER INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR IMPROVED NUTRITION   (Switzerland)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^g EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

anemia; body iron; inflammation; iron; meta analysis; vitamin A

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FERRITIN; IRON; OROSOMUCOID; RETINOL; RETINOL BINDING PROTEIN; TRACE ELEMENT;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; DEFICIENCY; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MALARIA; META ANALYSIS; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STANDARDS; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BIOMARKERS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; IRON; MALARIA; MICRONUTRIENTS; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OROSOMUCOID; RETINOL-BINDING PROTEINS; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY;

EID: 85026328597     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.116.142273     Document Type: Article

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