Iron Deficiency Anemia: Focus on Infectious Diseases in Lesser Developed Countries

Iron deficiency anemia is thought to affect the health of more than one billion people worldwide, with the greatest burden of disease experienced in lesser developed countries, particularly women of reproductive age and children. This greater disease burden is due to both nutritional and infectious...

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Main Authors: Julia G. Shaw, Jennifer F. Friedman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Anemia
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/260380