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Increased Outdoor PM2.5 Concentration Is Associated with Moderate/Severe Anemia in Children Aged 6-59 Months in Lima, Peru.
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Autores:
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Morales-Ancajima, Valeria C. ;
Tapia, Vilma ;
Vu, Bryan N. ;
Liu, Yang ;
Alarcón-Yaquetto, Dulce E. ;
Gonzales, Gustavo F.
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texto impreso
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Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2019-12-06T21:02:58Z
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info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
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Anemia affects 1.62 billion people worldwide. Although iron deficiency is the main cause of anemia, several other factors may explain its high prevalence. In this study, we sought to analyze the association between outdoor particulate matter PM2.5 levels with anemia prevalence in children aged 6-59 months residing in Lima, Peru (n = 139,368), one of the cities with the worst air pollution in Latin America. The study period was from 2012 to 2016. Anemia was defined according to the World Health Organization (Hb
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En línea:
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http://repositorio.upch.edu.pe/handle/upch/7526
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