Open AccessAnemia and iron deficiency in infants aged 6-12 months in the city of Necochea: Prevalence and determinants
Author(s) -
Nicolás Molina Favero,
Vilma Rens
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
archivos argentinos de pediatría
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.236
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1668-3501
pISSN - 0325-0075
DOI - 10.5546/aap.2020.eng.187
Subject(s) - medicine , anemia , iron deficiency , pediatrics , confidence interval , observational study , cross sectional study , iron deficiency anemia , risk factor , relative risk , hemoglobin , pathology
Anemia in the first years of life leads to severe psychomotor, social, and financial effects. The objective of this study was to determine its prevalence, causes, and risk and preventive factors among infants in the city of Necochea.