Reducing Anemia Among School-Aged Children in China by Eliminating the Geographic Disparity and Ameliorating Stunting: Evidence From a National Survey

• Main Authors: Jun-Yi Wang (Author), Pei-Jin Hu (Author), Dong-Mei Luo (Author), Bin Dong (Author), Yinghua Ma (Author), Jie Dai (Author), Yi Song (Author), Jun Ma (Author), Patrick W. C. Lau (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2020-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: The aim of this study was to assess the geographic disparity in anemia and whether stunting was associated with anemia in different geographic groups among school-aged children in China.Methods: 71,129 Han children aged 7, 9, 12, and 14 years old were extracted from the 2014 cycle of Chi...