Anemia prevalence in children and adolescents from educational centers in the outskirts of Londrina, PR, Brazil

Anemia prevalence in children and adolescents from educational centers in the outskirts of Londrina, PR, Brazil

Iron deficiency anemia is the world most prevalent nutritional problem. To investigate anemia prevalence and its relation to nutritional status, 526 children and adolescents, 284 males and 242 females, aged 7 to 14 years old, were evaluated. The studied subjects take part in a program of the Social...

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Main Authors: MIGLIORANZA Lúcia Helena da Silva, MATSUO Tiemi, CABALLERO-CÓRDOBA Glenys Mabel, DICHI Jane Bandeira, CYRINO Edilson Serpeloni, OLIVEIRA Ivonete Barros Neves de, MARTINS Mary Szantó, POLEZER Nívea, DICHI Isaías
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas 2002-01-01
Series:Revista de Nutrição
Subjects:
anemia
nutritional status
students
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