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Nutritional anemia

Introduction

Overview

Overview

Nutritional anemia refers to types of anemia that can be directly attributed to nutritional disorders.

Examples include Iron deficiency anaemia and pernicious anemia.

It is often discussed in a pediatric context.[1][2][3][4]

References

References

  1. ↑ STURGEON P (1952). “Treatment of nutritional anemia in infants”. Calif Med. 76 (5): 346–9. PMC 1521268. PMID 14935884. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  2. ↑ Sinha N, Deshmukh PR, Garg BS (2008). “Epidemiological correlates of nutritional anemia among children (6-35 months) in rural Wardha, Central India”. Indian J Med Sci. 62 (2): 45–54. PMID 18319531. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  3. ↑ Vieira AC, Diniz AS, Cabral PC; et al. (2007). “Nutritional assessment of iron status and anemia in children under 5 years old at public daycare centers”. J Pediatr (Rio J). 83 (4): 370–6. doi:doi:10.2223/JPED.1680 Check |doi= value (help). PMID 17676239.
  4. ↑ West CE (1996). “Strategies to control nutritional anemia”. Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 64 (5): 789–90. PMID 8901803. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

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