Prevalence of iron-deficiency anemia in children aged less than 60 months: A population-based study from the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil

OBJECTIVE: To identify the prevalence of iron-deficiency anemia in children aged less than 60 months and the conditioning factors in Minas Gerais, Brazil. METHODS: This cross-sectional study conducted from February 2007 to July 2008 in Minas Gerais included a random sample of 725 male and female chi...

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Main Authors: Maria Beatriz Monteiro de Castro Lisbôa, Edilson Ornelas Oliveira, Joel Alves Lamounier, Camilo Adalton Mariano Silva, Renata Nascimento Freitas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas 2015-04-01
Series:Revista de Nutrição
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-52732015000200121&lng=en&tlng=en