Prevalence of folate, ferritin and cobalamin deficiencies amongst adolescent in India

Background: In India, 60-90% of adolescent suffer from anemia. Studies have documented folate, ferritin, and cobalamin deficiencies to be the major causes of nutritional anemia. However, limited data is available on the prevalence of folate, ferritin, and cobalamin deficiencies amongst adolescent fr...

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Main Authors: Umesh Kapil, Ajeet Singh Bhadoria
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
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Online Access:http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2014;volume=3;issue=3;spage=247;epage=249;aulast=Kapil