Determinants of Iron Deficiency Anemia in a Cohort of Children Aged 6-71 Months Living in the Northeast of Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Iron deficiency anemia is one of the most common nutritional disorders worldwide. The aim was to identify the prevalence and incidence of anemia in children and to identify predictors of this condition, including intestinal parasites, social, nutritional and environmental factors, and comorbidities....

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Main Authors: Francisca Helena Calheiros Zanin, Camilo Adalton Mariano da Silva, Élido Bonomo, Romero Alves Teixeira, Cíntia Aparecida de Jesus Pereira, Karina Benatti dos Santos, Maria Arlene Fausto, Deborah Aparecida Negrão-Correa, Joel Alves Lamounier, Mariângela Carneiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0139555