Iron deficiency anemia in infants in Sousa (PB), Brazil: an association with nutritional status.
Luênnia Kerlly Alves Rocha de AraújoJoão Carlos Pina FariaRoseli Oselka Saccardo SarniPublished in: Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) (2022)
About 60% of infants presented anemia or IDA. Iron deficiency was associated with the weight-for-height Z-score, showing the vulnerability of infants during the introduction of complementary feeding.