Prevalence of anemia and deficiencies of iron, folic acid and vitamin B in an Indigenous community from the Venezuelan Amazon with a high incidence of malaria.

The objective of this work was to determine the prevalence of anemia and deficiencies of iron, folic acid and vitamin B12 in Betania del Topocho, a Piaroa community from Estado Amazonas, Venezuela, a zone with a high incidence of malaria. The group studied included 184 subjects of all ages that assi...

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Publicado en:	Archivos Latinoamericanos de Nutrición Vol. 58; no. 1; pp. 12 - 19
Autores principales:	García-Casal, Maria Nieves, Leets, Irene, Bracho, Carmen, Hidalgo, Mariana, Bastidas, Gilberto, Gomez, Ana, Peña, Ana, Pérez, Hilda
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Capitulo Venezolano de Sociedad Latinoamericana de Nutricion mar2008
Materias:	Anemia Iron in the body Folic acid deficiency Vitamin B12 deficiency Malaria Venezuela
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