Prevalence of anemia in children 1 to 12 years of age: results from a nationwide probabilistic survey in Mexico

• Main Authors: Villalpando Salvador (Author), Shamah-Levy Teresa (Author), Ramírez-Silva Claudia Ivonne (Author), Mejía-Rodríguez Fabiola (Author), Rivera Juan A (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To describe the epidemiology and analyze factors associated with iron deficiency anemia in a probabilistic sample of the Encuesta Nacional de Nutrición 1999 (ENN-99) [National Nutritional Survey 1999 (NNS-99)]. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The sample included 8 111 children aged 1 to 12 years,...