Prevalence of anemia in First Nations children of northwestern Ontario.

• Main Authors: Whalen, E. A., Caulfield, L. E., Harris, S. B.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: College of Family Physicians of Canada 1997
• Subjects: Research Article; Lookout; First Nations
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2255483; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9111982

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of anemia among First Nations children of northwestern Ontario. DESIGN: Retrospective review of all hemoglobin determinations between 1990 and 1992 in the Sioux Lookout Zone. SETTING: The Sioux Lookout Zone Hospital, a secondary care referral hospital for 28 rem...