Iron Deficiency in Young Children in Low-Income Countries and New Approaches for Its Prevention
Open Access
- 1 December 2008
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Elsevier in Journal of Nutrition
- Vol. 138 (12), 2523-2528
- https://doi.org/10.3945/jn.108.095406
Abstract
Anemia resulting from severe iron deficiency (ID) is the most prevalent and widespread nutrition-related health problem in infants and young childrenKeywords
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