Ethnic and genetic factors of iron status in women of reproductive age
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- 1 December 2017
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
- Vol. 106 (suppl_6) , 1594S-1599S
Abstract
Background: African Americans are at increased risk of iron deficiency (ID) but also have higher serum ferritin (SF) concentrations than those of theKeywords
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