What is it about?
The present study was conducted to assess the prevalence of iron deficiency anemia in high school students in Iran using meta-analysis method.
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Why is it important?
The disease can cause hearing and vision disorders in adolescents. Moreover, it can cause academic failure and learning problems and intensify behavioral disorders in students. Given that children's health is an indicator of health planning of family for them, attention to the factors preventing iron deficiency anemia and its treatment is essential for students. Following this study, it is suggested that by correcting diet as the first step of prevention of catching this diseases, we take a step towards preventing it.
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Because of the effectiveness of iron in myelinated nerves, this illness can cause hearing loss and vision problems as well, and in students, it can even cause academic failure and learning problems and intensify behavioral disorders. Therefore, to collect the statistics of the prevalence of the disorder in order to inform parents, the present study was conducted to assess the prevalence of iron deficiency anemia in high school students in Iran using meta-analysis method.
Amir Shamshirian
Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences
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This page is a summary of: The Prevalence of Iron Deficiency Anemia among High School Students in Iran: A Systematic Review, Internal Medicine And Medical Investigation Journal, March 2017, E-Ilmiah Penerbit Persatuan (E-scholarly Publishers Association),
DOI: 10.24200/imminv.v2i1.45.
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