Anemia in Mexican women: a public health problem
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Anemia in Mexican women: a public health problem.
OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study is to quantify the prevalence and distribution of anemia among women of childbearing age (12 to 49 years) participating in the 1999 National Nutrition Survey (NNS-1999). MATERIAL AND METHODS The survey had a probabilistic design and was representative at the national level, of urban and rural areas and four regions: North, South, Center, and Mexico City. He...
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عنوان ژورنال: Salud Pública de México
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0036-3634
DOI: 10.1590/s0036-36342003001000006