Are overweight and obesity in children risk factors for anemia in early childhood? Results from a national nutrition survey in Tajikistan

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2018, Pages 491-499

  Crivelli, Marita ^a,b,c   Wyss, Kaspar ^a,b   Grize, Leticia ^a,b   Matthys, Barbara ^a,b   Aebi, Thomas ^c   Zemp, Elisabeth ^a,b  

^a SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c Studio Medico   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anemia; Children; Obesity; Overweight; Tajikistan

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; COMPLICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; TAJIKISTAN;

ANEMIA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TAJIKISTAN;

EID: 85044184650     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-018-1088-4     Document Type: Article

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