Anemia in remote interior communities in Sarawak, Malaysia

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Anemia in remote interior communities in Sarawak, Malaysia

A cross-sectional survey of 365 individuals, (51.9% males, 48.1% females; ages 5-85 years), from five remote interior communities in upper Rejang River basin Sarawak, Malaysia, found 24.4% were anemic. The range and mean of Hb concentration in male and female were: 7.2-17.0 mg/ml and 13.7 mg/ml a...

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Main Authors:	Dominic, Sagin, Molll, Mohamad, Ghazally, Ismail, OT, Sya
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organisation. 2002
Subjects:	RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
Online Access:	http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/13411/ http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/13411/1/ANEMIA%20IN%20REMOTE%20INTERIOR%20COMMUNITIES%20%28abstract%29.pdf

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