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Beyond hemoglobin: uncovering iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia using serum ferritin concentration among pregnant women in eastern Ethiopia: a community-based study

BACKGROUND: Although the high burden of anemia among pregnant women in low-resource settings like Ethiopia is well documented, evidence is scarce on the underlying causes using biochemical tests. Therefore, this study assessed the iron status and factors associated with iron deficiency (ID) using se...

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Autores principales: Fite, Meseret Belete, Bikila, Demiraw, Habtu, Wossene, Tura, Abera Kenay, Yadeta, Tesfaye Assebe, Oljira, Lemessa, Roba, Kedir Teji
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9382738/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35978383
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40795-022-00579-8