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KMID : 0367419930360111516
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Journal of Korean Pediatric Society
1993 Volume.36 No. 11 p.1516 ~ p.1525
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A Study of Screening for Anemia in 9 Month Old Infants in Well Baby Cline
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Abstract
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Iron deficiency remains the most common cause of anemia in infants and chidren despite increasing availability of iron-fortified foods. We screened out anemia in 9-month old infants in well baby clinic to know the prevalence of anemia and the
weaning
status.
@ES The results were as follows:
@EN 1) Among 345 infants screened, 24 infants (7%) were found to have anemia.
2) The kind of anemia was microcytosis and 7 infants (2.2%) revealed hypochromia.
3) Among the remaining 311 non-anemic infants, 6 infants (1.9%) revealed microcytosis and 7 infants (2.2%) revealed hypochromia.
4) In anemic group the mean hemoglobin concentration was 8.75±1.03gm/dl, hematocrit was 27. 73±3.11%, MCV was 65.84±8.21 fL, MCHwas 20.95±2.93 pg and MCHC was 31.34±1.89 gm/dl.
5) In 9 anemic infants, weaning was delayed until 9 months of age.
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