Childhood anemia prevalence and associated factors in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
A cross-sectional study was conducted in 1996 to estimate the prevalence of anemia in a stratified sample of 603 preschool children and identify factors associated with the disease. Hemoglobin assays were conducted in finger-prick blood samples using a Hemocue hemoglobinometer. Anemia was defined as...
Main Authors: | Assis, Ana Marlúcia O., Barreto, Mauricio L., Gomes, Gecynalda Soares da Silva, Prado, Matildes da Silva, Santos, Nedja Silva dos, Santos, Leonor Maria Pacheco, Sampaio, Lílian Ramos, Ribeiro, Rita de Cássia, Oliveira, Lucivalda Pereira Magalhães de, Oliveira, Valterlinda Alves de |
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Format: | Artigo |
Language: | English |
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Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
2017
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http://repositorio.unb.br/handle/10482/26203 |
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