Relative roles of genetic factors, dietary deficiency, and infection in anaemia in Vanuatu, South-West Pacific.
Hypochromic anaemia is very common among the island populations of Vanuatu in the South-West Pacific. Results of a large-scale survey show that, unexpectedly, this form of anaemia is seldom due to iron deficiency or coexistent parasitic disease. Rather, it results from a previously unsuspected high...
Main Authors: | Bowden, D, Hill, A, Higgs, D, Weatherall, D, Clegg, J |
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Formato: | Journal article |
Idioma: | English |
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1985
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