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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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Autores principales: Kisiangani, Isaac, Mbakaya, Charles, Makokha, Anzelimo, Magu, Dennis
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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