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Association between menarche and iron deficiency in non-anemic young women

BACKGROUND: The prevalence of iron deficiency (ID) among non-pregnant, reproductive-age US women significantly exceeds rates among males. In clinical practice ID screening relies on hemoglobin, a late-stage indicator of ID. As a single, low-cost laboratory test to diagnose ID before anemia develops...

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Autores principales: Sekhar, Deepa L., Murray-Kolb, Laura E., Kunselman, Allen R., Weisman, Carol S., Paul, Ian M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5423639/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28486542
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0177183