Understanding the determinants of hemoglobin and iron status: adolescent–adult women comparisons in SANHANES-1

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 1416, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 31-47

  Mchiza, Zandile J ^a   Parker, Whadi ah ^a   Sewpaul, Ronel ^a   Job, Nophiwe ^a   Chola, Lumbwe ^b   Mutyambizi, Chipo ^a   Sithole, Moses ^c   Stokes, Andrew ^d   Labadarios, Demetre ^a  

^a HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c Centre for Science   (South Africa)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescents; anemia; iron depletion; iron deficiency anemia; SANHANES 1; young adults

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DIETARY INTAKE; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; FOOD SECURITY; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON DEPLETION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; SECONDARY ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH AFRICAN; UNDERWEIGHT;

EID: 85050184191     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: 17496632     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/nyas.13528     Document Type: Article

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