Iron status and anaemia in Sri Lankan secondary school children: a cross-sectional survey

Angela Allen; Stephen Allen; Rexan Rodrigo; Lakshman Perera; Wei Shao; Chao Li; Duolao Wang; Nancy Olivieri; David J. Weatherall; Anuja Premawardhena

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0188110

Iron status and anaemia in Sri Lankan secondary school children: a cross-sectional survey

Angela Allen
, Stephen Allen
, Rexan Rodrigo
, Lakshman Perera
, Wei Shao
, Chao Li
, Duolao Wang
, Nancy Olivieri
, David J. Weatherall
, Anuja Premawardhena

Clinical Sciences

University of Oxford
University of Kelaniya
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Naval Medical University
University of Toronto

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Abstract

Iron deficiency, the most common micronutrient disorder and cause of anaemia globally, impairs growth, cognition, behaviour and resistance to infection.

Original language	English
Article number	e0188110
Pages (from-to)	e0188110
Journal	PLoS ONE
Volume	12
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0188110
Publication status	Published - 20 Nov 2017

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