Association between hemoglobin and elevation among school-aged children: A verification of proposed adjustments

Anemia is defined by hemoglobin (Hb) lower than normal based on cutoffs specific to age and sex. Hb increases with elevation as a response to lower blood oxygen, thus adjusting Hb for elevation is necessary before applying cutoffs. Recent evidence among preschool-aged children (PSC) and reproductive...

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Autores principales: Kanu, Florence, Sharma, Andrea, Addo, O. Yaw, Suchdev, Parminder
Formato: Resumen
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: American Society for Nutrition 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/171264

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