Iron deficiency and anemia are associated with low retinol levels in children aged 1 to 5 years
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the occurrence of anemia and iron deficiency in children aged 1 to 5 years and the association of these events and retinol deficiency. METHODS: This was an observational analytic cross-sectional study conducted in Vitoria, ES, Brazil, between April and August of 2008, with...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2014-12-01
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Series: | Jornal de Pediatria |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0021-75572014000600593&lng=en&tlng=en |