Assessment of iron deficiency in US preschool children and nonpregnant females of childbearing age: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2003–2006
Author(s) -
Mary E. Cogswell,
Anne C. Looker,
Christine M Pfeiffer,
James D. Cook,
David A. Lacher,
John L. Beard,
Sean Lynch,
Laurence M. GrummerStrawn
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.3945/ajcn.2008.27151
Subject(s) - national health and nutrition examination survey , ferritin , soluble transferrin receptor , transferrin saturation , medicine , anemia , iron deficiency , body mass index , transferrin , transferrin receptor , iron deficiency anemia , serum ferritin , pediatrics , physiology , gastroenterology , population , iron status , environmental health
A new index to determine body iron promises a simpler approach to monitoring iron deficiency (ID) prevalence.
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