Iron Deficiency Anemia and Depleted Body Iron Reserves Are Prevalent among Pregnant African-American Adolescents
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Anemia, Iron Deficiency, and Iron Deficiency Anemia
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Nutrition
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0022-3166,1541-6100
DOI: 10.1093/jn/135.11.2572