Iron-deficiency diagnosis in infancy
A comparison of diagnoses of iron-deficiency, using the index proposed by WHO (11.0 g/dl) and other parameters of great sensitivity, in a population of children of 60 months or less, was made. The inclusion of a great proportion of "positives" through the use of these standards is compensa...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 1985 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP) |
| Repositorio: | Revista de Saúde Pública |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:revistas.usp.br:article/23296 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/article/view/23296 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Anemia ferropriva Diagnóstico de laboratório Criança Anemia hypochromic Diagnosis laboratory Child |
| Sumario: | A comparison of diagnoses of iron-deficiency, using the index proposed by WHO (11.0 g/dl) and other parameters of great sensitivity, in a population of children of 60 months or less, was made. The inclusion of a great proportion of "positives" through the use of these standards is compensated for by the guarantee of adequate treatment for the majority of iron-deficient children. This is an important attitude in developing societes with high prevalence of iron-deficiency anemia and is also practical because of the low cost of iron supplement. |
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