title: Hemoglobin levels and iron intakes of infants attending selected child health centres in the city of Toronto.
abstract: An investigation of the hemoglobin levels of infants in potentially high-risk categories demonstrated the possibilities of a public health program of screening and referral for anemia. Blood samples for hemoglobin determinations and particulars of 24-hour dietary intakes were obtained for 252 infants between the ages of 6 and 18 months at seven child health centres in the City of Toronto. Twenty-nine percent of the infants had hemoglobin levels below 10 g./100 ml. of blood. Problems in the collection and analysis of dietary data limited the interpretation of iron intakes.
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000747:Anemia, Hypochromic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D001724:Birth Weight; D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services; D002664:Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004032:Diet; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007501:Iron / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D009864:Ontario; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012737:Sex Factors
chemical_list: D006454:Hemoglobins; D007501:Iron