A retrospective review of the prevalence and management of anaemia in children in at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital

Includes bibliographical references === Introduction Childhood anaemia is a major public health problem, iron deficiency being most common. WHO estimates anaemia to occur in 24.1% of pre-school South African children. Our study describes prevalence and management of anaemia in children aged 6 - 36 m...

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Main Author: Wege, Martha Helena
Other Authors: Hartley, Patricia
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19898