Relationship between blood Lead status and anemia in Ugandan children with malaria infection

• Main Authors: Ambrose Mukisa (Author), Denis Kasozi (Author), Claire Aguttu (Author), Peter C. Vuzi (Author), Joseph Kyambadde (Author)
• פורמט: ספר
• יצא לאור: BMC, 2020-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• נושאים: article
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Abstract Background In Uganda, childhood anemia remains a health challenge and is associated with malaria infection as well as iron deficiency. Iron deficiency is intertwined with nutritional status, age and other comorbidities including helminths and Lead toxicity. Environmental Lead levels account...