title: The state of school health: a Bay of Plenty study.
abstract: A health survey was carried out on 131 primary school children in the Bay of Plenty. Ninety children had no health defect. Inadequate hearing was the commonest defect and was more prevalent in Maoris. In all 55 health defects were found of which 18 were newly detected. There was a total absence of iron deficiency anaemia.
mesh_terms: D000747:Anemia, Hypochromic / Q000453:epidemiology; D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000097:blood; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D005006:Ethnicity; D006306:Health Surveys; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D009520:New Zealand
chemical_list: D001205:Ascorbic Acid