Prevalence of Iron Deficiency and Iron Deficiency Anaemia in Adolescent Girls in a Tertiary Care Hospital

Introduction: Iron Deficiency Anaemia (IDA) is a global health problem. It involves population of all age group and sex. But adolescent girls are more vulnerable to it. The reasons may be increased iron demand, menstrual blood loss, infection, worm infestation etc. Aim: To find the prevalence o...

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Main Authors: Rekha Kumari, Raushan Kumar Bharti, Kalpana Singh, Archana Sinha, Sudhir Kumar, Anand Saran, Uday Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2017-08-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
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Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/10325/26163_CE(EK)_F(RK)%20(1)_PF1(RU_VT_NE)_PFA(PNE).pdf