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Deficiencies of the Microelements, Folate and Vitamin B12 in Women of the Child Bearing Ages in Gorgan, Northern Iran [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2013
Background: The deficiencies of folic acid, vitamin B12, and microelements during pregnancy may affect the health of newborns. Objectives: To assess the serum levels of folate, vitamin B12, iron, zinc and copper in healthy women of the childbearing ...
Maliheh Sedehi, Naser Behnampour, Mohammad Jafar Golalipour   +2 more
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Prevalence of anemia and deficiency of iron, folic acid, and zinc in children younger than 2 years of age who use the health services provided by the Mexican Social Security Institute [PDF]

BMC Public Health, 2007
Background In Mexico, as in other developing countries, micronutrient deficiencies are common in infants between 6 and 24 months of age and are an important public health problem.
González-Unzaga Marco, Ramos Rosa I, Martínez-Andrade Gloria, Turnbull Bernardo, Muñoz Sergio, Méndez-Ramírez Ignacio, Flores-Huerta Samuel, Flores-Hernández Sergio, Duque Ximena, Mendoza María E, Martínez Homero   +10 more
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Individual, household and national factors associated with iron, vitamin A and zinc deficiencies among children aged 6–59 months in Nepal

Maternal and Child Nutrition, 2022
Iron, vitamin A and zinc deficiencies are the top three micronutrients contributing to disability‐adjusted life years globally. The study assessed the factors associated with iron, vitamin A, and Zinc deficiencies among Nepalese children (n = 1709) aged ...
Stanley Chitekwe, Kedar Raj Parajuli, Naveen Paudyal, Karan Courtney Haag, Andre Renzaho, Abukari Issaka, Kingsley Agho   +6 more
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Blood profile of oral mucosal disease patients with both vitamin B12 and iron deficiencies

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2015
Vitamin B12 and iron deficiencies lead to macrocytosis [mean corpuscular volume (MCV) ≥ 100 fL] and microcytosis (MCV 
Julia Yu-Fong Chang, Yi-Ping Wang, Yang-Che Wu, Shih-Jung Cheng, Hsin-Ming Chen, Andy Sun   +5 more
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Global prevalences of erythropoiesis-associated micronutrient deficiencies (iron, folate, and vitamin B12) among pregnant women: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]

Annals of Medicine
Background Deficiencies of iron, folate, and vitamin B12 micronutrients are considered a global public health issue. These deficiencies not only lead to anemia but are also linked to numerous short- and long-term health risks for both mothers and ...
Nhi Thi Hong Nguyen, Yang-Ching Chen, Nguyen Thanh Nhu, Hoang Bui Bao, Chien-Yeh Hsu, Arpita Das, Jane C.-J. Chao   +6 more
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Significantly higher frequencies of hemoglobin, iron, vitamin B12, and folic acid deficiencies and of hyperhomocysteinemia in patients with Behcet's disease

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2018
Background/Purpose: Behcet's disease (BD) patients may have one or more hematinic deficiencies. This study evaluated whether there were significantly higher frequencies of hemoglobin, iron, vitamin B12, and folic acid deficiencies and of ...
Ying-Shiung Kuo, Julia Yu-Fong Chang, Yi-Ping Wang, Yang-Che Wu, Yu-Hsueh Wu, Andy Sun   +5 more
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Epidemiological trends and disparities in iodine, vitamin A, and iron deficiencies among children aged 0–14 years globally, 1990–2021 [PDF]

Frontiers in Nutrition
BackgroundNutritional deficiencies in iodine, vitamin A, and iron remain major public health challenges for children under 15 years, impairing growth, cognitive development, and long-term health outcomes. Despite global interventions, disparities persist
Fang Peng, Xiaojuan Lin, Shanshan Liu, Hui Zou, Canhong Yi, Yuquan Tian   +5 more
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Silent losses: predictors of anaemia and micronutrient deficiencies and their associations with menstrual bleeding in Lebanon – findings from a national cross-sectional study [PDF]

BMJ Global Health
Background Significant physiological changes occur in adolescence, including the onset of menarche in girls. However, the extent to which menstrual bleeding contributes to anaemia and micronutrient deficiencies remains unclear.
Omar Obeid, Firass Abiad, James P Wirth, Amirhossein Yarparvar, Valeria Galetti, Carla El-Mallah, Mira Boutros, Joelle Najjar, Mira El Mokdad, Diana Kobayter, Nicolai Petry, Mirella Abi Zeid Daou, Charles Wakim, Farah Asfahani   +13 more
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Hemoglobin, iron, vitamin B12, and folic acid deficiencies and hyperhomocysteinemia in Behcet's disease patients with atrophic glossitis

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2018
Background/Purpose: Behcet's disease (BD) patients should have recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) but they may or may not have atrophic glossitis (AG).
Yu-Hsueh Wu, Julia Yu-Fong Chang, Yi-Ping Wang, Yang-Che Wu, Hsin-Ming Chen, Andy Sun   +5 more
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Iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia in pregnancy [PDF]

Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2021
Prenatal iron deficiency occurs in more than 30% of pregnancies in Canada.[1][1] It has been linked with low birth weight, small for gestational age size, preterm birth, need for blood transfusion for the mother, postpartum hemorrhage[2][2],[3][3] and long-term neurocognitive effects in childhood ...
Malinowski, A. Kinga, Murji, Ally
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