Cargando…

Anemia, a moderate public health concern among adolescents in South Ethiopia

BACKGROUND: Adolescence is characterized by rapid growth and development and iron requirements increase during this time. Adolescents with poor diet in early childhood and/or females with an early onset of menarche may be at greater risk for developing anemia due to the rapid depletion of iron store...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Shaka, Mohammed Feyisso, Wondimagegne, Yohannes Addisu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6049899/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30016373
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0191467