Iron, zinc and iodide status in Mexican children under 12 years and women 12-49 years of age: a probabilistic national survey

• Main Authors: Villalpando Salvador (Author), García-Guerra Armando (Author), Ramírez-Silva Claudia Ivonne (Author), Mejía-Rodríguez Fabiola (Author), Matute Guadalupe (Author), Shamah-Levy Teresa (Author), Rivera Juan A (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...