Diagnosis of iron deficiency anemia in children of Northeast Brazil Diagnóstico de anemia por deficiencia de hierro en niños del Noreste de Brasil Diagnóstico de anemia por deficiência de ferro em crianças do Nordeste do Brasil
OBJECTIVE: To diagnose iron deficiency anemia in children. METHODS: The study was conducted with a sample of 301 children aged six to 30 months attending public daycare centers in the city of Recife, Northeast Brazil, in 2004. The diagnoses of anemia were based on a combination of different hematolo...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
2010-06-01
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Series: | Revista de Saúde Pública |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102010000300015 |