Iron status of hill tribe children and adolescent boys: A cross sectional study at a welfare center in Chiang Mai, Thailand

• Main Authors: Porniammongkol,O., Yamborisut,U., Intajak,T., Sirichakwal,P.
• Format: Article
• Published: Asian Network for Scientific Information 2015
• Subjects: Nutrition and Dietetics; Food Science; Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=82755185873&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/38572
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Iron Deficiency Anemia (IDA) is one of the major public health problems worldwide. High prevalence of anemia has been found in the developing countries, including Thailand. The purpose of this study was to investigate the iron status of 181 hill-tribe school boys who lived in Wat Donchan Welfare Cen...