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The prevalence of anemia and iron deficiency is more common in breastfed infants than their mothers in Bhaktapur, Nepal

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Iron deficiency anemia is a widespread public health problem, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. Maternal iron status around and during pregnancy may influence infant iron status. We examined multiple biomarkers to determine the prevalence of iron deficiency and...

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Autores principales: Chandyo, R K, Henjum, S, Ulak, M, Thorne- Lyman, A L, Ulvik, R J, Shrestha, P S, Locks, L, Fawzi, W, Strand, T A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4827010/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26626049
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ejcn.2015.199