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Assessment of iron status among preschool children (6 to 59 months) with and without malaria in Western Province, Kenya
INTRODUCTION: Iron deficiency is a major public health concern. Globally, iron deficiency ranks number 9 and is responsible for about 60% of all anemia cases among preschool children. In Africa iron deficiency is 43-52% while in Kenya, children under 5 years constitute the largest burden with 69% of...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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The African Field Epidemiology Network
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4564432/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26405498 http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2015.21.62.4560 |