Prevalence of anemia and deficiency of iron, folic acid, and zinc in children younger than 2 years of age who use the health services provided by the Mexican Social Security Institute

• Main Authors: González-Unzaga Marco (Author), Ramos Rosa I (Author), Martínez-Andrade Gloria (Author), Turnbull Bernardo (Author), Muñoz Sergio (Author), Méndez-Ramírez Ignacio (Author), Flores-Huerta Samuel (Author), Flores-Hernández Sergio (Author), Duque Ximena (Author), Mendoza María E (Author), Martínez Homero (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2007-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In Mexico, as in other developing countries, micronutrient deficiencies are common in infants between 6 and 24 months of age and are an important public health problem. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of a...