1. Iron Deficiency and Anemia
There is a close association between anemia and iron deficiency. Iron deficiency is the most common cause of anemia in most parts of the world. Iron deficiency anemia represents the severe end of the spectrum of iron deficiency and requires the fulfillment of both the definition of anemia and iron deficiency. Iron deficiency without anemia represents a moderate form of iron deficiency in which iron-dependent function is impaired, but anemia is not present; anemia is defined as hemoglobin concentration below −2 standard deviations of the age and sex-specific normal reference. ... Although n...
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