Iron, zinc and iodide status in Mexican children under 12 years and women 12-49 years of age: a probabilistic national survey Estado de hierro, zinc y yodo en niños menores de 12 años y en mujeres de 12-49 años de edad en México: una encuesta probabilística nacional

• Main Authors: Salvador Villalpando (Author), Armando García-Guerra (Author), Claudia Ivonne Ramírez-Silva (Author), Fabiola Mejía-Rodríguez (Author), Guadalupe Matute (Author), Teresa Shamah-Levy (Author), Juan A Rivera (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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OBJECTIVE: To describe the epidemiology of iron, zinc and iodide deficiencies in a probabilistic sample of Mexican women and children and explore its association with some dietary and socio-demographic variables. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We carried out in 1999 an epidemiological description of iron (pe...