Prevalence of anemia and associated factors among indigenous children in Brazil: results from the First National Survey of Indigenous People’s Health and Nutrition

BACKGROUND: Anemia is the most prevalent nutritional deficiency globally, affecting about a quarter of the world population. In Brazil, about one-fifth of children under five years of age are anemic. Previous case studies indicate prevalence rates much higher among indigenous peoples in the country....

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Leite, Maurício S, Cardoso, Andrey M, Coimbra, Carlos EA, Welch, James R, Gugelmin, Silvia A, Lira, Pedro Cabral I, Horta, Bernardo L, Santos, Ricardo Ventura, Escobar, Ana Lúcia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
Materias:
Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3681561/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23714275
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2891-12-69

Ejemplares similares

Ejemplares similares