Estimating the burden of iron deficiency among African children

M. Muriuki, John; J. Mentzer, Alexander; L. Webb, Emily; Morovat, Alireza; Kimita, Wandia; M. Ndungu, Francis; Macharia, Alex; J Crane, Rosie; A. Berkley, James; A. Lule, Swaib; Cutland, Clare; B. Sirima, Sodiomon; Diarra, Amidou; B. Tiono, Alfred; Bejon, Philip; A. Madhi, Shabir; V. S. Hill, Adrian; M. Prentice, Andrew; S. Suchdev, Parminder; M. Elliott, Alison; N. Williams, Thomas; H. Atkinson, Sarah

doi:10.1186/s12916-020-1502-7

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Estimating the burden of iron deficiency among African children

Published in BMC Medicine • Feb 27, 2020

Authors:

John M. Muriuki

Alexander J. Mentzer

Emily L. Webb

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Iron deficiency (ID) is a major public health burden in African children and accurate prevalence estimates are important for effective nutritional interventions. However, ID may be incorrectly estimated in Africa because most measures of iron status are altered by inflammation and infect...

Subject

Medicine

Iron deficiency

Environmental health

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