Prevalence of anemia in under five-year-old children in a children's hospital in Recife, Brazil

INTRODUCTION: Anemia is a nutritional problem of global importance. It is estimated that at least one-third of the population has been at one time anemic. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the prevalence of anemia and associated factors in patients of a children's hospital in Recife. METHODS: A cross-sect...

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Main Authors: Rosemary Ferreira dos Santos, Eliane Siqueira Campos Gonzalez, Emídio Cavalcanti de Albuquerque, Ilma Kruze Grande de Arruda, Alcides da Silva Diniz, José Natal Figueroa, Ana Paula Campos Pereira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-01-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-84842011000200006