Iron deficiency among low income Canadian toddlers: a cross-sectional feasibility study in a Community Health Centre and non-Community Health Centre sites

Iron deficiency among low income Canadian toddlers: a cross-sectional feasibility study in a Community Health Centre and non-Community Health Centre sites

Abstract Background Iron deficiency in early childhood has been associated with poor developmental outcomes. Little is known about the nutritional health of young children receiving care at Canadian Community Health Centres (CHCs). Our objectives were to describe iron deficiency among toddlers at an...

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Main Authors: Imaan Bayoumi, Patricia C. Parkin, Gerald Lebovic, Rupa Patel, Kendra Link, Catherine S. Birken, Jonathon L. Maguire, Cornelia M. Borkhoff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:BMC Family Practice
Subjects:
Early childhood
Iron deficiency
Social determinants of health
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12875-018-0848-9

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