Trends in Socioeconomic Inequalities and Prevalence of Anemia Among Children and Nonpregnant Women in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

JAMA Network Open

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 2018, Pages E182899-

  Yang, Fan ^a   Liu, Xueyi ^a   Zha, Panpan ^a  

^a NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL CLASS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 85068153941     PISSN: None     EISSN: 25743805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.2899     Document Type: Article

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