Action to avoid an unnecessary outcome. Identifying iron deficiency in children.
Although mainly associated with anaemia, there are several other physical and psychological manifestations of iron deficiency. Awareness of community screening programmes would do much to reduce the incidence of this problem.
D000747:Anemia, Hypochromic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002648:Child; D002664:Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000517:prevention & control*