What is causing anemia in young children and why is it so persistent?

J Pediatr (Rio J). 2016 Jul-Aug;92(4):325-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jped.2016.04.001. Epub 2016 Apr 27.

Authors

Alida Melse-Boonstra¹, Martin Ndegwa Mwangi²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Human Nutrition, Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands. Electronic address: alida.melse@wur.nl.
² Division of Human Nutrition, Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands.

PMID: 27131014
DOI: 10.1016/j.jped.2016.04.001

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Age Factors
Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / epidemiology
Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / etiology*
Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / metabolism*
Brazil / epidemiology
Child
Child, Preschool
Food, Fortified
Humans
Iron, Dietary / metabolism*
Prevalence

Substances

Iron, Dietary