Worldwide prevalence of anaemia, WHO Vitamin and Mineral Nutrition Information System, 1993–2005

McLean, Erin; E. Cogswell, Mary; Egli, Ines; Wojdyla, Daniel; de Benoist, Bruno

doi:10.1017/s1368980008002401

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Worldwide prevalence of anaemia, WHO Vitamin and Mineral Nutrition Information System, 1993–2005

Published in Public Health Nutrition • May 23, 2008

Authors:

Erin McLean

Mary E. Cogswell

Ines Egli

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To provide current global and regional estimates of anaemia prevalence and number of persons affected in the total population and by population subgroup. SETTING AND DESIGN: We used anaemia prevalence data from the WHO Vitamin and Mineral Nutrition Information System for 1993-2005 to gene...

Subject

Medicine

Population

Demography

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