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Article: Iron Deficiency Anemia in Alaska Native Children - Hooper Bay, Alaska, 1999.(Statistical Data Included)
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- MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
- Article date:
- August 20, 1999
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During fall 1998, health-care providers in Hooper Bay, Alaska, reported that hemoglobin data from a local Head Start program indicated that 14 (31%) of the 45 children aged 2-4 years had anemia (hemoglobin
Of the 128 children aged 1-5.9 years living in Hooper Bay, 86(67%) participated in a cross-sectional survey. All the children were Alaska Natives, 44(51%) were girls, and 73 (85%) were aged 2-5.9 years. Height, weight, general health, and nutrition variables were assessed, including parent reports of food frequency data for the previous month, household information (e.g., family composition and number of rooms in the house), and medical record review of infection ...