Dietary iron supply in meningococcal disease patients and controls.
Dietary questions were directed to patients and controls in a follow-up study of incident meningococcal disease cases in Norway, winter 1981-1982. The questions emphasized the main iron sources in the usual diet. The daily intake of iron from some sources was estimated, and the various groups compared. The differences were small.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001205:Ascorbic Acid; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004032:Diet; D004034:Diet Surveys; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007501:Iron; D008297:Male; D008589:Meningococcal Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D009664:Norway
D007501:Iron; D001205:Ascorbic Acid