Iron deficiency anemia in Tarahumara women of reproductive-age in Northern Mexico Anemia ferropriva en mujeres tarahumaras, en edad fértil, del norte de México

• Hauptverfasser: Joel Monárrez-Espino (Verfasst von), Homero Martínez (Verfasst von), Ted Greiner (Verfasst von)
• Format: Buch
• Veröffentlicht: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Schlagworte: article
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Objective. To determine the prevalence of iron deficiency anemia (IDA) among Tarahumara women of reproductive age. Material and Methods. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in a representative sample of 481 women aged 12-49 years, residents of Guachochi Municipality, Chihuahua, from June to Septe...