The silent epidemic: Tackling the burden of anaemia in Africa

Glenda M. Davison

doi:10.4102/ajlm.v14i1.2788

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The silent epidemic: Tackling the burden of anaemia in Africa

Glenda M. Davison

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Glenda M. Davison, South African Medical Research Council/Cape Peninsula University of Technology (SAMRC/CPUT) Cardiometabolic Health Research Unit, Faculty of Health and Wellness, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, South Africa; and, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Wellness, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, South Africa; and, Division of Haematology, Faculty of Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

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Keywords

anaemia; Africa; haemoglobin; silent epidemic; children

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