PREVALENCE OF ANEMIA, IRON DEFICIENCY, AND IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA AND DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMANCE OF HEMATOLOGIC AND BIOCHEMICAL MARKERS OF SIDEROPENIA IN 1- TO 5-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN IN THRACE GREECE

Background and Objectives: Iron deficiency (ID) is a major public health problem with high prevalence in early childhood. We assessed the prevalence of anemia, ID, and iron deficiency anemia (IDA) in healthy children of Thrace, Greece, its correlation with dietary factors, and evaluated the diagnos...

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Published in:Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases
Main Authors: Panagiota Zikidou, Christina Tsigalou, Gregorios Trypsianis, Alexandros Karvelas, Aggelos Tsalkidis, Elpis Mantadakis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2022-06-01
Subjects:
Anemia
Iron deficiency
Iron deficiency anemia
Ferritin
Sideropenia biomarkers
Online Access:https://www.mjhid.org/index.php/mjhid/article/view/4969

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