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Methods to assess iron and iodine status [PDF]

, 2008
Four methods are recommended for assessment of iodine nutrition: urinary iodine concentration, the goitre rate, and blood concentrations of thyroid stimulating hormone and thyroglobulin.
Zimmermann, Michael B., Zimmermann, M.B.
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Surgical treatment of anaemia – is it possible? Large hiatal hernia as a cause of severe iron-deficiency anaemia

, 2022
A 65-year-old woman was referred to the Department of Internal Medicine due to severe microcytic anaemia. She complained of progressive fatigue for the past 4 months.
Kazimierz Ciechanowski, Wiktoria B. Feret, Magdalena Nalewajska   +2 more
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Iron homeostasis in inflammation: a single centre prospective observational study in medical inpatients

Swiss Medical Weekly, 2017
AIMS OF THE STUDY: We aimed to assess a potential association of iron status with mortality and morbidity of inpatients with systemic inflammation. METHODS This was a single centre prospective observational study.
Carl Chrobak, Jan A. Sidler, Alix O'Meara, Sabine Schädelin, Balthasar L. Hug   +4 more
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The effect of iron-fortified complementary food and intermittent preventive treatment of malaria on anaemia in 12- to 36-month-old children : a cluster-randomised controlled trial [PDF]

, 2015
Iron deficiency (ID) and malaria co-exist in tropical regions and both contribute to high rates of anaemia in young children. It is unclear whether iron fortification combined with intermittent preventive treatment (IPT) of malaria would be an ...
Righetti, Aurélie A., Eliézer K. N’Goran, Brittenham, Gary M, Utzinger, Jürg, Victorine G. Diakité, Wegmüller, Rita, Adiossan, Lukas G, Rita Wegmüller, Dominik Glinz, Zimmermann, Michael B, Lukas G. Adiossan, Brittenham, Gary M., Burkhardt Seifert, Jürg Utzinger, Aurélie A. Righetti, Zimmermann, Michael B., Seifert, Burkhardt, Diakité, Victorine G., Mamadou Ouattara, Adiossan, Lukas G., Michael B. Zimmermann, Hurrell, Richard F, Richard F. Hurrell, Glinz, Dominik, Righetti, Aurélie A, Ouattara, Mamadou, N'Goran, Eliézer K., Diakité, Victorine G, Hurrell, Richard F., N'Goran, Eliézer K, Gary M. Brittenham   +30 more
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Anaemia control and the interpretation of biochemical tests for iron status in children

BMC Research Notes, 2017
Background Anaemia is one of the world’s most prevalent child health problems. Its control in Africa and other developing nations has been hindered by uncertainty regarding its cause. Anaemia control has been particularly problematic in regions where the
Thando P. Gwetu, Meera K. Chhagan, Myra Taylor, Shuaib Kauchali, Murray Craib   +4 more
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Anaemia in Post-Menopausal Women-A Hidden Hunger

Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2022
Objective: To determine the factors of iron deficiency anaemia among the post-menopausal women in our population. Study Design: Cross-sectional study.
Syed Umer Shah, Muhammad Hafeez, Muhammad Naveed, Altaf Hussain, Muhammad Shahid Khan, Shanzah Shahbaz   +5 more
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Hookworm-related anaemia among pregnant women: a systematic review. [PDF]

, 2008
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Hookworm infection is among the major causes of anaemia in poor communities, but its importance in causing maternal anaemia is poorly understood, and this has hampered effective lobbying for the inclusion of anthelmintic ...
Hotez, Peter J, Bundy, Donald AP, Donald A P Bundy, Brooker Simon, Brooker, Simon, Hotez Peter J., Bundy Donald A. P., Peter J Hotez, Simon Brooker   +8 more
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Usefulness of Reticulocyte Haemoglobin Equivalent in the Evaluation of Iron Deficiency Status: A Cross-sectional Study [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2022
Introduction: Iron deficiency is the most frequent cause of nutritional anaemia. Evaluation of parameters like serum ferritin and iron is critically important for evaluation of the iron status of patients and diagnosis of Iron Deficiency Anaemia (IDA ...
KS Mouleeswaran, Dinisha Einstien, A Prathiba   +2 more
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Laparoscopic hiatal hernia repair for treating patients with massive hiatal hernia and iron-deficiency anaemia

BMC Surgery, 2023
Background Massive hiatal hernias may result in extraoesophageal symptoms, including iron-deficiency anaemia. However, the role played by hiatal hernias in iron-deficiency anaemia is not clearly understood.
Aikebaier Aili, Maimaitiaili Maimaitiming, Yiliang Li, Alimujiang Maisiyiti, Zhi Wang, Yusujiang Tusuntuoheti, Kelimu Abudureyimu   +6 more
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The health of pregnant women in rural Tanzania with specific emphasis on anaemia and the impact of socially marketed insecticide treated bednets [PDF]

, 2002
Anaemia in pregnancy is one of the main maternal health problems globally, affecting over 50% of pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa. Although not always shown to have a causal link, severe anaemia contributes to maternal morbidity and mortality and ...
Marchant, Tanya Jayne
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