Mapping the risk of anaemia in preschool-age children: the contribution of malnutrition, malaria, and helminth infections in West Africa.
BACKGROUND: Childhood anaemia is considered a severe public health problem in most countries of sub-Saharan Africa. We investigated the geographical distribution of prevalence of anaemia and mean haemoglobin concentration (Hb) in children aged 1-4 y (preschool children) in West Africa. The aim was t...
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| Materialtyp: | Artikel |
| Språk: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2011-06-01
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| Serie: | PLoS Medicine |
| Länkar: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3110251?pdf=render |