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

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...

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Main Authors: Salvador Villalpando, Armando García-Guerra, Claudia Ivonne Ramírez-Silva, Fabiola Mejía-Rodríguez, Guadalupe Matute, Teresa Shamah-Levy, Juan A Rivera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública 2003-01-01
Series:Salud Pública de México
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-36342003001000008