Iron status and anaemia in Sri Lankan secondary school children: a cross-sectional survey

Allen, Angie, Allen, Stephen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6675-249X, Rodrigo, Rexan, Perera, Lakshman, Shao, Wei, Li, Chao, Wang, Duolao ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2788-2464, Olivieri, Nancy, Weatherall, David and Premawardhena, Anuja (2017) 'Iron status and anaemia in Sri Lankan secondary school children: a cross-sectional survey'. PLoS ONE, Vol 12, Issue 11, e0188110.

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Abstract

Iron deficiency, the most common micronutrient disorder and cause of anaemia globally, impairs growth, cognition, behaviour and resistance to infection.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	WH Hemic and Lymphatic Systems > Hematologic Diseases. Immunologic Factors. Blood Banks > WH 155 Anemia WS Pediatrics > Diseases of Children and Adolescents > By System > WS 300 Hemic and lymphatic system WS Pediatrics > By Age Groups > WS 460 Adolescence (General)
Faculty: Department:	Clinical Sciences & International Health > Clinical Sciences Department
Digital Object Identifer (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0188110
Depositing User:	Stacy Murtagh
Date Deposited:	21 Nov 2017 15:32
Last Modified:	12 Sep 2019 13:28
URI:	https://archive.lstmed.ac.uk/id/eprint/7835

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