Iron deficiency--facts and fallacies.
Iron deficiency occurs in all strata of society, is primarily a result of postnatal feeding practices and not due to congenital deficiencies of iron, can be prevented by appropriate dietary guidance, and, when present, produces important nonhematologic manifestations.
D000293:Adolescent; D000747:Anemia, Hypochromic / Q000453:epidemiology; D001942:Breast Feeding; D005260:Female; D006400:Hematocrit; D006454:Hemoglobins; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D000090463:Iron Deficiencies; D011247:Pregnancy; D014481:United States
D006454:Hemoglobins