Iron Deficiency Anemia

Recommended Guidelines for the Prevention, Detection, and Management Among U.S. Children and Women of Childbearing Age

Author: Woteki, Catherine E.; Earl, Robert
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 9780309049870
eISBN Pdf: 9780309586122
Place of publication: United States
Year of digital publication: 1994
Month: January
Pages: 139
Language: English

Caption

This book summarizes information related to public health measures on the prevention, detection, and management of iron deficiency anemia. It presents draft guidelines and recommendations related to this area, as applicable in primary health care and public health clinic settings, and it formulates recommendations for research. This volume is intended both to provide a common frame of reference for health professionals in preventing and treating iron deficiency anemia and to enable the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to prepare national guidelines and recommendations for the prevention and control of iron deficiency anemia.

Cover
FRONT MATTER
THE COMMITTEE
MAJOR ISSUES
RECOMMENDED GUIDELINES FOR PREVENTION, DETECTION, AND MANAGEMENT OF IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA
RECOMMENDED GUIDELINES FOR PREVENTING AND TREATING IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA IN INFANTS AND CHILDREN
RECOMMENDED GUIDELINES FOR PREVENTING AND TREATING IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA IN NONPREGNANT WOMEN OF CHILDBEARING AGE
RECOMMENDED GUIDELINES FOR PREVENTING AND TREATING IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA IN PREGNANT WOMEN
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR RESEARCH
REFERENCES
APPENDIXES
A ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
B IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA: A SYNTHESIS OF CURRENT SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE AND U.S. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PREVENTION AND TREATMENT
C IRON-DEPENDENT PATHOLOGIES
D DIETARY IRON: TRENDS IN THE IRON CONTENT OF FOODS, USE OF SUPPLEMENTAL IRON, AND THE FRAMEWORK FOR REGULATION OF IRON IN THE DIET
E COMMITTEE AND STAFF BIOGRAPHIES