Iron status and anaemia in Sri Lankan secondary school children: A cross-sectional survey.

Iron status and anaemia in Sri Lankan secondary school children: A cross-sectional survey.

<h4>Background</h4>Iron deficiency, the most common micronutrient disorder and cause of anaemia globally, impairs growth, cognition, behaviour and resistance to infection.<h4>Methods/results</h4>As part of a national survey of inherited haemoglobin variants in 7526 students f...

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Main Authors: Angela Allen, Stephen Allen, Rexan Rodrigo, Lakshman Perera, Wei Shao, Chao Li, Duolao Wang, Nancy Olivieri, David J Weatherall, Anuja Premawardhena
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0188110

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