Open AccessSideropenic anemia in preschool children and risk factors
Author(s) -
D. Stojanovic,
Dragaikić,
Bratimirka Jelenkovic
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.135
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2406-0895
pISSN - 0370-8179
DOI - 10.2298/sarh0604138s
Subject(s) - medicine , anemia , pediatrics , hemoglobin , residence , iron deficiency anemia , incidence (geometry) , malnutrition , iron deficiency , demography , physics , sociology , optics
Sideropenic anemia is one of the most common nutritional disorders in the world. The children are at higher risk of iron deficiency than adults due to their rapid growth during infancy and relatively higher requirements of iron.