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Depleted iron stores in voluntary blood donors: A three-center cross-sectional study in Ghana

BACKGROUND: Blood donation is frequently associated with iron deficiency. Although iron deficiency is endemic in Ghana, there is a scarcity of data on iron stores in blood donors to inform donor recruitment policy. This study determined the prevalence and factors predictive of depleted iron stores i...

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Autores principales: Adu, Patrick, Bennin, David, Edzie, Richard Ato, Owusu-Poku, Ama Gyasiwaah, Hakeem, Toniah Umar, Baba, Glory Obadiah, Edzie, Emmanuel Kobina Mesi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7983149/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33767542
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ajts.AJTS_112_18